Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Current Medical Imaging
ISSN 1573-4056 · eISSN 1875-6603 · Bentham · U ARAB EMIRATES
Current Medical Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.03; fully open access; median 110 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); 266 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Medical Imaging is published by Bentham and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Brain Tumor Detection and Classification and MRI in cancer diagnosis, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Medical Imaging Reviews publishes frontier reviews on all the latest advances on medical imaging. All relevant areas are covered by the journal, including advances in the diagnosis, instrumentation and therapeutic applications related to all modern medical imaging techniques.The journal's aim is to publish the highest quality review articles dedicated to research in the field. The journal is essential reading for all clinicians and researchers involved in medical imaging and diagnosis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine12%
- Brain Tumor Detection and ClassificationNeuroscience8.7%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine7.3%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine6.3%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science6.3%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.5%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.5%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 333OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 79.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 235LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,488 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 169 | 103 | 8 |
| 2025 | 266 | 264 | 341 |
| 2024 | 275 | 272 | 559 |
| 2023 | 335 | 282 | 867 |
| 2022 | 217 | 20 | 1,092 |
| 2021 | 226 | 32 | 1,660 |
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
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 81 days – 137 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 125 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 239 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (492 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".
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Bentham
- Country or region
- U ARAB EMIRATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1573-4056
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-6603
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Medical Imaging
What CAS zone is Current Medical Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Medical Imaging is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Current Medical Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.03; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Current Medical Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 81–137 days). 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.
Which databases index Current Medical Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Medical Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Medical Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Current Medical Imaging is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .