Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ISSN 1053-1807 · eISSN 1522-2586 · John Wiley and Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1991
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.29; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,680; review about 63 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 65%; 376 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, MRI in cancer diagnosis and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Mark E. SchweitzerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 63, United Kingdom 10, Japan 8, Canada 7, Mainland China 6 (144 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine26.8%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine15.6%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine7.3%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.8%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine4.6%
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMaterials Science4.1%
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy3.5%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedINSPECEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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
- 4.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 8.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 142LetPub ·
- h-index
- 218OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7,796OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 212LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 337Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,451,671Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12,547 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 345 | 205 | 172 |
| 2025 | 376 | 195 | 780 |
| 2024 | 500 | 313 | 1,970 |
| 2023 | 631 | 379 | 5,378 |
| 2022 | 548 | 175 | 5,648 |
| 2021 | 565 | 173 | 6,939 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (26% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 65%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 3,680 / EUR 3,150 / GBP 2,630 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- case reporttured abstract. Includes Meta-analyses. Case reports: Up to 1,000 words, 3 figures and 15 references, no abstract. Reviews: Up to 7main text ≤ 1,000 words
- case reportsCase reports: Up to 1,000 words, 3 figures and 15 references, no abstract.Length not stated
- editorial/commentaryEditorial/commentary: Most of these are solicited, 700-900 words, 10 references (for editorials, including a dummy reference for the paper being commented upon)…Length not stated
- guidelinesGuidelines: Up to 1,000 words and 10 references, no abstract.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor: Up to 500 words, 10 references, one figure/table.Length not stated
- research articleences and illustrations are as follows: Research Articles: Up to 4,000 words, 50 references, 10 figures and tables. JMRI-specific structmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- research articlesResearch Articles: Up to 4,000 words, 50 references, 10 figures and tables. JMRI-specific structured abstract. Includes Meta-analyses.Length not stated
- reviewfigures and 15 references, no abstract. Reviews: Up to 7,500 words, 100 references, 15 figures and tables. Unstructured abstramain text ≤ 7,500 words
- reviewsReviews: Up to 7,500 words, 100 references, 15 figures and tables. Unstructured abstract. Systematic Reviews should use the Review article type, but include a s…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Copyright Assignment and Authorship Criteria
Authors submitting a manuscript do so with the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the ISMRM. After the acceptance of their paper, authors will be provided instructions for completing an online copyright transfer agreement (CTA). Articles cannot be publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability
PRISMA reporting standard for systematic reviews and meta-analyses Model summary
Manuscripts on AI and related topics should include a statement indicating the specific web address or repository where the underlying code may be accessed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Assignment and Authorship Criteria
Authors submitting a manuscript do so with the understanding that if it is accepted for publication, copyright in the article, including the right to reproduce the article in all forms and media, shall be assigned exclusively to the ISMRM. After the acceptance of their paper, authors will be provided instructions for completing an online copyright transfer agreement (CTA). Articles cannot be publi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blinded peer review Model summary
Double-Blinded Review: To maintain anonymity during the review process, reviewers receive manuscripts with no authors’ names listed to ensure unbiased, double-blinded review.
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
- John Wiley and Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1053-1807
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-2586
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What CAS zone is Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. 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 Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.29; CiteScore 8.9, h-index 218.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
The publisher reports about 63 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 65%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging based?
Of the 144 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (63), United Kingdom (10) and Japan (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, INSPEC, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,680.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .