Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Japanese Journal of Radiology
ISSN 1867-108X · Springer Japan · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 2006
Japanese Journal of Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.53; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,090; median 83 days to acceptance (102 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 200 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Radiology is published by Springer Japan 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Japanese Journal of Radiology is a peer-reviewed English language journal, officially published by the Japan Radiological Society. The main purpose of the journal is to provide a forum for the publication of papers documenting recent advances and new developments in the field of radiology in medicine. The scope of Japanese Journal of Radiology encompasses to diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, related socio-economic issues, and artificial intelligence. Additionally, the journal covers technical and industrial innovations. The journal welcomes original articles, technical notes, review articles, pictorial essays, and letters to the editor. The journal also provides announcements from the boards and the committees of the society. Membership in the Japan Radiological Society is not a prerequisite for submission. Contributions are welcomed from all parts of the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editor-in-chief Shinji NaganawaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 99, United States 3, Germany 2, France 2, Italy 1 (107 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences8.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences8.9%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering8.9%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine6.7%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine6.3%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.8%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine5.3%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine4.7%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASPublisher 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
- 4.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 934OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 174LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 909,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,923 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 151 | 95 | 50 |
| 2025 | 200 | 139 | 522 |
| 2024 | 205 | 128 | 1,559 |
| 2023 | 141 | 82 | 2,240 |
| 2022 | 145 | 86 | 2,065 |
| 2021 | 158 | 76 | 2,111 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 53 days – 118 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 102 articles with submission and acceptance dates (416 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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer review, Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,090 / EUR 3,190 / GBP 2,790 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- editorialAuthors must be certain that a manuscript on the same or similar material has not already been published by them or has not been or will not be submitted to ano…main text ≤ 750 words
- imageJJR publishes the following manuscript types: Original article Review Mini review Pictorial essay Technical note Special report Image Letter to the editor Edito…Length not stated
- letter to the editorConstructive criticism of a specific thesis published by JJR is welcome. Letters dealing with subjects of general interest within the field of radiology or pers…main text ≤ 750 words
- mini reviewMini reviews should provide concise and balanced overviews of specific topics with an abstract. Only commissioned manuscripts are accepted. The text should not …main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 10
- original articleThe text is arranged in sections with the headings Introduction, Materials and methods, Results, and Discussion. Lengthy papers may need subheadings within some…main text ≤ 4,500 words · figures and tables ≤ 8
- pictorial essayJJR publishes the following manuscript types: Original article Review Mini review Pictorial essay Technical note Special report Image Letter to the editor Edito…Length not stated
- reviewA review should focus on a specific topic in a scholarly manner. Neither new information nor personal opinion is to be included. The scope of the paper should b…main text ≤ 5,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 20
- special reportJJR publishes the following manuscript types: Original article Review Mini review Pictorial essay Technical note Special report Image Letter to the editor Edito…Length not stated
- technical noteJJR publishes the following manuscript types: Original article Review Mini review Pictorial essay Technical note Special report Image Letter to the editor Edito…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs cannot be authors Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Transfer of Copyright
Copyright license from JRS Model summary
Authors whose manuscripts are accepted for publication in JJR will automatically receive from JRS a license for use of their images. This license extends for the full term of the copyright and allows authors to use and sublicense their images to others without requesting permission from JRS. If authors sublicense their images to commercial parties, they are required to notify JRS but need not requ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Japanese Journal of Radiology, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Single-blind Peer Review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a single-blind reviewing procedure, where the reviewers are aware of the names and affiliations of the authors, but the reviewer reports provided to authors are anonymous. Single-blind peer review is the traditional model of peer review that many reviewers are comfortable with, and it facilitates a dispassionate critique of a manuscript. Submitted manuscripts reporting primary…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
Posting of preprints is not considered prior publication and will not jeopardize consideration.
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 Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1867-108X
- Print ISSN
- 1867-1071
- Society / sponsor
- Japan Radiological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 44, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Radiology
What CAS zone is Japanese Journal of Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Japanese 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Japanese Journal of Radiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.53; CiteScore 7, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Japanese Journal of Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 102 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 53–118 days); the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Japanese Journal of Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: 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 Japanese Journal of Radiology based?
Of the 107 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (99), United States (3) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Japanese Journal of Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Radiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Japanese Journal of Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Radiology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .