Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Insights into Imaging
ISSN 1869-4101 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Founded 2010
Insights into Imaging: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 5.55; fully open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 146 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 288 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Insights into Imaging is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Radiology practices and education and Radiation Dose and Imaging, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Insights into Imaging - Enhancing radiology through critical thinking Insights into Imaging aims to improve the clinical practice of radiology by critically analysing and re-thinking the current practices, as well as the implementation of new technologies. Gold open access journal allowing the widest possible dissemination of your work. Official journal of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). Editor-in-Chief Paola Clauser MD, PhD View all editors
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editor-in-chief Paola ClauserPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Italy 29, Spain 13, United Kingdom 9, Germany 9, Austria 9 (123 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 ImagingMedicine13.4%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine11.7%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine7.8%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine7.4%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering6.8%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.9%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine4.5%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 5.55LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,311OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 271LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 5,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 239 | 239 | 133 |
| 2025 | 288 | 288 | 1,526 |
| 2024 | 303 | 303 | 3,631 |
| 2023 | 225 | 225 | 4,154 |
| 2022 | 205 | 205 | 4,291 |
| 2021 | 194 | 194 | 5,667 |
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
146 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 98 days – 194 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 33 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (597 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 first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,890 / USD 3,390 / GBP 2,490 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,290 / EUR 2,790 / GBP 2,390 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,190 / USD 3,090 / EUR 2,590 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics
- AI use From zero-shot to fine-tuning: optimize large language models for error detection of ultrasound reports
Min LaiJin ZhangLitao Sun Original Article Open access 05 September 2026 Article: 224
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics - Section Editor
Adrian K. Dixon FRCR, FRCP, FRCS, FMedSc University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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 Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 1869-4101
- Society / sponsor
- European Society of Radiology
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Insights into Imaging
What CAS zone is Insights into Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Insights into Imaging is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Insights into Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.55; CiteScore 7.6, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at Insights into Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 146 days (interquartile range 98–194 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Insights into Imaging based?
Of the 123 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (29), Spain (13) and United Kingdom (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Insights into Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Insights into Imaging is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Insights into Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Insights into Imaging is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .