Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Frontiers in Radiology
ISSN 2673-8740 · Frontiers Media S.A. · Switzerland
Frontiers in Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 72 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); 79 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Frontiers in Radiology is published by Frontiers Media S.A. and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. 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 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Frontiers in Radiology is a leading, interdisciplinary journal that publishes impactful discoveries and clinical experience studies in all areas of radiology, with a particular emphasis on new technology developments and applications. Frontiers in Radiology is indexed in PubMed Central (PMC) and the DOAJ. Led by Field Chief Editor Professor Dinggang Shen (ShanghaiTech University and Shanghai United Imaging Intelligence, China) and an outstanding international editorial board, Frontiers in Radiology supports innovation in every possible technical aspect of radiology and radiologists’ practice to improve quality, productivity, and efficiency. This journal welcomes contributions that develop and apply novel multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary methodologies and technologies in radiology, particularly in the following areas: artificial intelligence in radiology cardiothoracic imaging emergency radiology interventional radiology neuroradiology. In recent years, the field of radiology has been significantly re-shaped by technological advancements such as imaging instruments, artificial intelligence, and information technology. The pace of this innovation is accelerating. The research and clinical practice of radiology has also been significantly impacted by interactions with other disciplines such as nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, neurology, oncology, cardiology, pathology, surgery, laboratory medicine. The journal welcomes research which advances the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3: good health and wellbeing, and SDG 9: industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Frontiers in Radiology is dedicated to studies centered on medical imaging techniques and their roles in diagnosing and treating health conditions. Manuscripts that focus solely on the diagnosis of diseases without a relevance to radiology or imaging techniques are not suitable for publication in this journal. Additionally, studies that do not utilize or discuss the application of radiological methods in their research are also not within the scope of this journal. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Radiology is committed to advancing developments in the field of radiology by communicating
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 19%); most named United States 5, Mainland China 3, Italy 3, United Kingdom 1, India 1 (16 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 ImagingMedicine16.4%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering7.8%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine7.6%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science5.5%
- Glioma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine4.7%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4.5%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4.3%
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)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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, CLOCKSS, Crossref
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)
- 4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 125 | 125 | 53 |
| 2025 | 79 | 79 | 230 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 441 |
| 2023 | 46 | 46 | 557 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 488 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 317 |
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 PubMed · to
72 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 52 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 99 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (206 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 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 | CHF 1,950 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | CHF 1,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,125 | Yes | — |
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
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI to create written or visual content
Authors should not list a generative AI technology as a co-author or author of any submitted manuscript. Generative AI technologies cannot be held accountable for all aspects of a manuscript and consequently do not meet the criteria required for authorship. If the author of a submitted manuscript has used written or visual content produced by or edited using a generative AI technology, this use mu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Safeguards against financial conflicts of interest
Only leading researchers acting as Associate Editors, who are not part of Frontiers' staff, can make acceptance decisions based on reviews performed by external experts acting as Community Reviewers or Reviewers. None have a financial incentive to accept articles, i.e. they are not paid for their role as Associate Editor or community Reviewer, and any award scheme is not linked to acceptances of m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access and copyright
All Frontiers' articles from July 2012 onwards are published with open access under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (the current version is CC-BY, version 4.0). This means that the author(s) retains copyright, but the content is free to download, distribute, and adapt for commercial or non-commercial purposes, given appropriate attribution to the original article. Upon submission, the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Our rigorous, transparent peer review process combines expert review and constructive dialogue to strengthen your manuscript.
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
- Frontiers Media S.A.
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2673-8740
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Frontiers in Radiology
What CAS zone is Frontiers in Radiology in?
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 Frontiers in Radiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Frontiers in Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 72 days (interquartile range 52–104 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 Frontiers in Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 5–8; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: LaTeX and Word. 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 Frontiers in Radiology based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Mainland China (3) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Frontiers in Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Frontiers in Radiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Frontiers in Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Frontiers in Radiology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .