Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Emergency Radiology
ISSN 1070-3004 · eISSN 1438-1435 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Emergency Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 45 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); 122 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Emergency Radiology is published by Springer Nature 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 Radiation Dose and Imaging, Trauma Management and Diagnosis and Radiology practices and education, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Emergency Radiology informs its readers about the radiologic aspects of emergency care, thereby the journal acts as a resource body on emergency radiology for those interested in emergency patient care. Emergency Radiology is the Journal of the American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER). Efficient manuscript handling and expeditious review. Editor-in-Chief Ronald J. Zagoria MD, FASER, FACR, FSAR, FESUR View all editors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Ronald J. ZagoriaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Canada 2, Japan 1, India 1, Italy 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine8.4%
- Trauma Management and DiagnosisMedicine8.1%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine7.9%
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine7.3%
- Appendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine7.1%
- Abdominal Trauma and InjuriesMedicine6.9%
- Pelvic and Acetabular InjuriesMedicine5.9%
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesMedicine5.4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher 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) 2025
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,077OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 19.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 111LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 291,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,152 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 35 | 19 |
| 2025 | 122 | 35 | 149 |
| 2024 | 139 | 32 | 341 |
| 2023 | 84 | 20 | 375 |
| 2022 | 108 | 36 | 758 |
| 2021 | 131 | 50 | 1,467 |
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
45 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 34 days – 60 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 68 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (262 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
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- case reportPlease note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager. The Editors will then contact…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialPlease note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager. The Editors will then contact…Length not stated
- letterPlease note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager. The Editors will then contact…Length not stated
- letters to the editorPlease note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager. The Editors will then contact…Length not stated
- original articlePlease note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager. The Editors will then contact…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articlePlease note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager. The Editors will then contact…main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Emergency Radiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymous peer review (SNAPP) Model summary
SNAPP Double Anonymous Peer Review Guidelines
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
No pre-evaluation; direct submission to Editorial Manager Model summary
Please note that the journal does not offer pre-evaluation. Therefore please directly submit your manuscript to Editorial Manager.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
- Electronic ISSN
- 1438-1435
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Emergency Radiology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Emergency Radiology
What CAS zone is Emergency Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Emergency Radiology 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 Emergency Radiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Emergency Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 45 days (interquartile range 34–60 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Emergency Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Graphical abstract: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Emergency Radiology based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Canada (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Emergency Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Emergency Radiology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Emergency Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Emergency Radiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .