Journal profile · Medicine-Internal Medicine
Digital Diagnostics
ISSN 2712-8490 · eISSN 2712-8962 · Eco-Vector · Russian Federation
Digital Diagnostics: fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; review about 21 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Digital Diagnostics is published by Eco-Vector. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A peer-reviewed quarterly academic medical journal “Digital Diagnostics” was established in 2020. The journal is led by prof. V.Y. Sinitsyn and operates under the authority of the Research and Practical Clinical Center for Diagnostics and Telemedicine Technologies of the Moscow Health Care Department. The journal publishes original articles presenting outcomes of clinical, experimental and fundamental studies, systematic reviews, case reports, datasets, and letters to the editor concerning live issues of the digital diagnostics. The target audience includes scholars and health care professionals in the field of radiotherapy and clinical investigations, medical cybernetics, medical physics, information technologies, and related fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Internal Medicine
Editor-in-chief Valentin E. SinitsynPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Russia 35, United States 3, Italy 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine17.8%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering9.1%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine7%
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine7%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine4.9%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine4.7%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science4.2%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: Higher Attestation Commission (VAK), RUS White List, CNKI, HEP Journals, Lens, OpenAlex, Scilit, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodical Directory, Dimensions
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | 51 | 51 | 39 |
| 2024 | 123 | 123 | 80 |
| 2023 | 101 | 101 | 164 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 101 |
| 2021 | 118 | 118 | 162 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
21 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 5 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | RUB 24,000 / USD 1,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted17, with length limits
- brief communicationBrief communicationLength not stated
- case reportbe even bigger. The full-text length of case reports or short communications should not exceed 4000 words. Correspondence and other non-research works should fa…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- case studyCase studyLength not stated
- clinical cases and series of clinical casesnarrative reviews clinical cases and series of clinical casesLength not stated
- correspondancedatasets correspondanceLength not stated
- correspondencenications should not exceed 4000 words. Correspondence and other non-research works should fall within 1500 words. The Editorial Office may consider manuscripts…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- datasetstechnical development reports datasetsLength not stated
- meta-analysisMeta-analysisLength not stated
- narrative revieworiginal study articles systematic reviews narrative reviews clinical cases and series of clinical cases technical development reports datasets correspondanceLength not stated
- narrative reviewssystematic reviews narrative reviewsLength not stated
- original studyOriginal studyLength not stated
- original study articlesTypes of manuscripts to be accepted for publication original study articlesLength not stated
- reviewull Manuscript Length Original studies, reviews and study protocols should not exceed 6000 words, including tables, figures, author information, and referenmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- study protocolStudy protocolLength not stated
- systematic revieworiginal study articles systematic reviews narrative reviews clinical cases and series of clinical cases technical development reports datasets correspondanceLength not stated
- systematic reviewsTypes of manuscripts to be accepted for publication original study articles systematic reviewsLength not stated
- technical development reportsclinical cases and series of clinical cases technical development reportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- AI use V. Use of Artificial Intelligence
In accordance with its editorial policy, the journal’s editorial board does not restrict authors use of AI as a tool (method) for scientific research. However, as with other research methods, authors must disclose information regarding the use of AI by describing the tool (software, service, platform), its version, developer, source (the general URL of the service, where applicable), the procedure…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 1) Author contributions
Copyright transfer to publisher after acceptance Model summary
A research is a complex activity that usually involves multiple parties with different roles and levels of involvement in the research process. The roles of researchers must be clearly defined so that their contributions can be evaluated fairly, their responsibilities be determined, and disputes over authorship or unfair publishing practices be prevented. Please use the CRediT system (see here) to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 6) Disclosure of interests
Any funding of the submitted research work (direct or indirect research funding, including publication of the results) must be specified in the Funding Sources section. In the Disclosure of Interests section, the authors declare that they have or have no relationships with any stakeholders (for-profit or not-for-profit third parties, physical individuals) whose interests may be affected by the con…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 8) Data availability statement
Data refers to any information used (third-party data) or obtained (collected or created) in a study. The authors must report the use of previously published first- or third-party data in the Methods section or other section appropriate for describing the research methodology, as well as in the Statement of originality section. Specify whether the article and/or its supplements present all the dat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors transfer article copyright to the publisher only after the acceptance to publication.Authors are able to use and distribute the article in accordance with Self-Archiving policy of the journal (see details).The article can be accepted for publication only by decision of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial board of the jou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Delayed Open Access or Immediate Open Access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. The Publisher grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any user to read, …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 10) Provenance and peer-review
Articles published in the journal may be submitted unsolicited or commissioned by the journal; be reviewed following the fast-track or standard procedure; and be peer-reviewed by independent experts and other stakeholders, including those associated with the Editorial Office. To ensure transparency and properly inform readers, please disclose the origin of the manuscript upon submission (whether i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author(s) own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another(s) paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable. Only original works are acceptable for publication in "Digital Diagnostics" jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
The journal is compliant with Platinum Open Access mode for articles distribution that includes Open Self-Archiving policy. You can find Articles Sharing Policy and Research Data Sharing Policy on the Publisher's webpage. Below you can find the journal's policy on self-archiving. Terms and definitionsWe use the following terms and definitions:Preprint: An early version of an article prior to the v…
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
- Eco-Vector
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian, Chinese, English
- ISSN
- 2712-8490
- Electronic ISSN
- 2712-8962
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Digital Diagnostics
How long does peer review take at Digital Diagnostics?
The publisher reports about 21 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Digital Diagnostics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Digital Diagnostics based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (35), United States (3) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Digital Diagnostics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Digital Diagnostics is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Digital Diagnostics open access, and what is the APC?
Digital Diagnostics is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .