Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Critical Ultrasound Journal
ISSN 2036-3176 · eISSN 2524-8987 · SpringerOpen · United Kingdom
Critical Ultrasound Journal: impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,590; median 67 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); 67 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 1st, 2026, this journal will no longer be published by Springer Nature. The new publisher will be Mattioli 1885, their website can be viewed here and the link to their submission system can be found here. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Critical Ultrasound Journal is published by SpringerOpen. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ultrasound in Clinical Applications, Radiology practices and education and Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy, together about 48.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Ultrasound Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal designed for clinicians using point-of-care ultrasound in any environment or setting. The Ultrasound Journal is the official publication of WINFOCUS (World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound), the world's leading scientific organization committed to developing point-of-care ultrasound practice, research, education, technology and networking. WINFOCUS seeks to support patient care by advancing scientific and evidence-based use of ultrasound in clinical practice. The Journal offers a unique integrative approach, combining the expertise of the different subspecialties within cardiology, respirology, nephrology, neurology, emergency, intensive care and internal medicine in the management of patients with acute and/or critical disease. As such, The Ultrasound Journal will consider any paper that addresses issues of sonology from bench science and acoustics to therapeutic interventions, including device design, clinical contexts, image acquisition, post-processing and AI decision support, communications technology interfaces, archiving and reporting, diagnosis, and procedural guidance. The journal publishes Research articles, systematic reviews, brief reports, editorials, invited commentaries, images in sonology practice and is open for publication of supplements and abstracts of scientific meetings. For readers in almost every clinical setting around the world, The Ultrasound Journal plays a key role in bringing ultrasound to the patient's bedside.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Francesco CorradiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine32.3%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine8.3%
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and TherapyMedicine7.5%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine5.1%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.2%
- Central Venous Catheters and HemodialysisHealth Professions3.9%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine3.2%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIScopusEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 307OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.83OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 762,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 736 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 6 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 300 |
| 2024 | 51 | 51 | 575 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 464 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 775 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 1,319 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
67 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 106 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (109 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,190 / USD 2,590 / GBP 1,890 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,590 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,890 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,570 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- brief reportCase Report Matters Arising Brief Report Research ReviewLength not stated
- case reportCase Report Matters Arising Brief Report Research ReviewLength not stated
- matters arisingCase Report Matters Arising Brief Report Research ReviewLength not stated
- researchCase Report Matters Arising Brief Report Research ReviewLength not stated
- reviewCase Report Matters Arising Brief Report Research ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party. Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Authors are strongly encouraged or required to provide all datasets relied upon in their manuscripts, either in public repositories or in the paper/supporting files. Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence) Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. The Ultrasound Journal articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attributio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions.Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research method…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2036-3176
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-8987
- Society / sponsor
- WINFOCUS
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Critical Ultrasound Journal
What is the impact factor of Critical Ultrasound Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2024); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Critical Ultrasound Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 67 days (interquartile range 53–106 days); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Critical Ultrasound Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Critical Ultrasound Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Critical Ultrasound Journal is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Scopus, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Critical Ultrasound Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Critical Ultrasound Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .