Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Imaging
ISSN 2732-0960 · Akadémiai Kiadó · Hungary
Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Imaging is published by Akadémiai Kiadó 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, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of IMAGING is to create an international platform for education and scientific information exchange for students, fellows, clinicians and researchers interested in medical imaging. The journal publishes manuscripts encompassing a wide field of medical imaging, covering topics from cardiothoracic imaging, through abdominal, musculoskeletal and neuroimaging, as well as nuclear medicine and molecular imaging. The journal strives to communicate the latest developments in invasive and non-invasive medical imaging and image analysis to stay current with the tide of new information in order to educate and empower trainees and specialists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Pál MAUROVICH-HORVATPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine10%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.4%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.6%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4.4%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine4.4%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine4.4%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine4.4%
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 | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | 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
SCIEPublisher website
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)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 160 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 4 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 32 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 54 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
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, CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics
- Authorship
Originality requirement: papers must not have been published, submitted, or accepted elsewhere, except for abstracts in congress programs. Model summary
Papers are accepted on the basis of scientific significance and suitability for publication and with the understanding that they have not been published, submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere (exception: an abstract in a congress program).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Papers accepted on basis of scientific significance and suitability; must not be published, submitted or accepted elsewhere (exception: abstract in congress program). Model summary
Papers are accepted on the basis of scientific significance and suitability for publication and with the understanding that they have not been published, submitted or accepted for publication elsewhere (exception: an abstract in a congress program).
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
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2732-0960
- Print ISSN
- 2061-1617
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Imaging
What CAS zone is Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Imaging is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. 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 Imaging?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 6.
How long does peer review take at Imaging?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
Which databases index Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Imaging is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Imaging 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, 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: .