Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
ISSN 0971-3026 · eISSN 1998-3808 · Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. · India
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.1 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 45 weeks (community reports); 120 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging is published by Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 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 Radiology practices and education, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Radiation Dose and Imaging, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor in Chief: Dr Shyamkumar N. KeshavaThe Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, the official journal of the Indian Radiological Association, was born in 1947, the year of India's independence, under Joint Editorship of Dr. P. Rama Rao and Dr. K. Manjunath Rai. Excellent scientific papers and material were published and circulated to all the members. Subsequently, it was under Editor-in-Chief of Dr. K. P. Modi, Dr. K. M. Rai, Dr. A. N. Menon, Dr. M. L. Aggarwal, Dr. M. G. Varadharajan, Maj. Gen. S. K. Dhawan, AVSM, Dr. M. S. Joshi, Dr. Om. J. Tavri, and Dr. Srinivas Desai. Joint Editor and Secretary were Dr. R. F. Sethna, Dr. M. V. Shetty, Dr. L. R. Parthasarathy, Prof. O.P. Bhardwaj, Dr. P. C. Rajaram, Dr. M.S. Joshi, Dr. Om. J. Tavri, Dr. Suren V. Kothari, Dr. Bhavin Jankharia, Dr. Anirudh Kohli. The IJRI has won many awards for excellence in medical printing awarded by the Government of India and is rated as Best Journal amongst all medical journals in India. Issues are published quarterly. Since 2007, IJRI is accepting online web submissions for all articles. The Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging is providing immediate unrestricted access to its full text articles. The Journal does not charge its authors any kind of submission or publication fee. IJRI requires that authors follow the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals. More information can be found here: https://www.icmje.org The copyright of the content is with the society. Abstracting and indexing: PubMed Central, EMBASE, ESCI, Web of Science, SCOPUS, DOAJ, OASPA, EBSCO, ProQuest
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Shyamkumar N. KeshavaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine9.7%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine6.4%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine5.7%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine5.6%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.5%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia StudiesMedicine3.9%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine3.8%
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
Web of SciencePMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 653OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,966 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 158 | 158 | 8 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 111 |
| 2024 | 134 | 134 | 292 |
| 2023 | 141 | 141 | 473 |
| 2022 | 126 | 126 | 574 |
| 2021 | 202 | 202 | 1,329 |
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 45 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 45 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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0971-3026
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3808
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 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 Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.1; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging?
Authors report an average review time of about 45 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 Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Radiology and 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .