Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Hong Kong Journal of Radiology
ISSN 2223-6619 · eISSN 2307-4620 · Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press · Hong Kong
Hong Kong Journal of Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.3 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 80 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hong Kong Journal of Radiology is published by Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press 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, Breast Lesions and Carcinomas and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hong Kong Journal of Radiology (HKJR) is the official peer-reviewed academic journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. HKJR is published online quarterly by Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. HKJR is a continuation of the Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. HKJR publishes papers on all aspects of diagnostic imaging, clinical oncology, and nuclear medicine, including original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the Editor. Papers on radiological protection, quality assurance, audit in radiology, and matters related to radiological training or education are also included. Journal Indexing and Metrics HKJR is indexed in EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Index Copernicus, and Google Scholar. Open Access Policy HKJR is fully Open Access. Copyright Policy On acceptance of an article by the journal, the corresponding author will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to HKJR. Licensing Policy Except where otherwise noted, content published in HKJR and on this website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence. Privacy Policy The names, email addresses, and other contact details entered in this website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of HKJR and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party. Sponsorship HKJR is fully funded by the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. Advertising revenue is used to offset the publishing costs. ISSN Online ISSN: 2307-4620
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Winnie CW ChuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Hong Kong, China 28, United States 7, Mainland China 3, United Kingdom 3, Singapore 3 (49 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 ImagingMedicine7.9%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine7.7%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine6.4%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine6%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine5.8%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.2%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Google 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
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 20Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 599 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 3 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 24 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 33 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 47 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 80 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 80 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,500 / USD 200 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- HKD 3,500
- Submission fee
- HKD 200
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 prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- brief communicationsincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- case reportsincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- editorialsincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- letters to the editorincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- original researchincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- perspectivesincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- pictorial essaysincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
- review articlesincluding original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the EditorLength not stated
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 Use of Artificial Intelligence–Assisted Technology
AI-assisted technologies must be disclosed; AI cannot be an author Model summary
The HKJR follows the ICMJE recommendations (www.icmje.org/recommendations/) for the use of artificial intelligence (AI)–assisted technologies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
20 complimentary offprint copies Model summary
Authors with papers published in HKJR are entitled to receive 20 complimentary offprint copies of their published paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
All authors must provide a statement disclosing any interests related to the content of the manuscript. Where none exist, please state ‘The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.’ Authors may use the ICMJE Disclosure of Interest form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The authors shall make available the complete data on which the manuscript is based. A statement describing how the data can be accessed must be included in the manuscript. For clinical trials and other large datasets, authors are recommended to deposit data in a public repository and to share data using a permanent identifier (such as a DOI). [top]
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows ICMJE recommendations and COPE Core Practices Model summary
HKJR adheres to the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE; https://www.icmje.org), and the Core Practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; https://publicationethics.org).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright transfer to the Journal upon acceptance Model summary
Upon acceptance of an article by the Journal, the corresponding author will be required to transfer copyright of the article to the Journal, as declared in the Author Contribution Form.. HKJR has a fully Open Access policy, and publishes all articles under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). For any use other than that permitted by this license, written permission must be obtained from H…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Fully Open Access; CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Model summary
HKJR has a fully Open Access policy, and publishes all articles under a Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Original, unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Submitted manuscripts must be unpublished works that have not been published elsewhere (in whole, in part, or as a preprint) and are not under consideration by another publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint-posted submissions considered only in exceptional circumstances Model summary
Preprint servers, such as medRxiv and ResearchSquare, are becoming a popular way to disseminate research early. However, these papers are not peer reviewed before being made available to the public. Submissions of papers previously posted to a preprint server will be considered only in exceptional circumstances.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines
To improve the quality and clarity of published articles, HKJR recommends the use of reporting guidelines in the preparation of manuscripts, such as those advocated by the EQUATOR Network (for example, CONSORT for randomised trials, or CARE for case reports).
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
- Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press
- Country or region
- Hong Kong
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2223-6619
- Electronic ISSN
- 2307-4620
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hong Kong Journal of Radiology
What CAS zone is Hong Kong Journal of Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hong Kong Journal of 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 Hong Kong Journal of Radiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at Hong Kong Journal of Radiology?
Authors report an average review time of about 80 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 Hong Kong Journal of Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Hong Kong Journal of Radiology based?
Of the 49 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hong Kong, China (28), United States (7) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hong Kong Journal of Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hong Kong Journal of Radiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hong Kong Journal of Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Hong Kong Journal of Radiology is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .