Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
ISSN 1346-4523 · eISSN 1613-2254 · Springer Singapore · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 2001
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.1; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,190; median 76 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is published by Springer Singapore 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 47.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is the official journal of the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine. The main purpose of the journal is to provide forum for the publication of papers documenting recent advances and new developments in the entire field of ultrasound in medicine and biology, encompassing both the medical and the engineering aspects of the science.The journal welcomes original articles, review articles, images, and letters to the editor.The journal also provides state-of-the-art information such as announcements from the boards and the committees of the society.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Hitoshi MaruyamaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 70, South Korea 1, Kenya 1 (72 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences15.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences15.8%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering15.8%
- Ultrasound Imaging and ElastographyMedicine7.5%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering6%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine3.9%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.6%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine3.1%
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
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher 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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 365OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50.56%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 271,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,046 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 18 | 5 |
| 2025 | 91 | 37 | 73 |
| 2024 | 108 | 73 | 222 |
| 2023 | 114 | 57 | 549 |
| 2022 | 101 | 38 | 589 |
| 2021 | 107 | 36 | 827 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 60 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 139 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (178 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher 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 4,190 / 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)
Article types accepted6
- letterThe journal publishes review articles, original articles, images, and letters to the editor. The manuscript category should be indicated on the first page of th…Length not stated
- letters to the editorThe journal publishes review articles, original articles, images, and letters to the editor. The manuscript category should be indicated on the first page of th…Length not stated
- opinionThe journal publishes review articles, original articles, images, and letters to the editor. The manuscript category should be indicated on the first page of th…Length not stated
- original articleThe journal publishes review articles, original articles, images, and letters to the editor. The manuscript category should be indicated on the first page of th…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal publishes review articles, original articles, images, and letters to the editor. The manuscript category should be indicated on the first page of th…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal publishes review articles, original articles, images, and letters to the editor. The manuscript category should be indicated on the first page of th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- 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 Conflict of Interest
When authors submit a manuscript, they are responsible for disclosing all financial and personal relationships that might bias their work. To prevent ambiguity, authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts do or do not exist. Each author must complete and submit a Conflict of interest form, and the corresponding author should submit all the Conflict of interest forms when submitting a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards
The Journal of Medical Ultrasonics has adopted the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts (URM) established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/). The editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the below-mentioned requirements. The author will be held responsible for false statements or failure to fulfill the below-mentioned re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
All authors must transfer ownership of accepted articles to the Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine (JSUM). Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Medical Ultrasonics, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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 Singapore
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1346-4523
- Electronic ISSN
- 1613-2254
- Society / sponsor
- Japan Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Ultrasonics
What CAS zone is Journal of Medical Ultrasonics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medical Ultrasonics 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 Journal of Medical Ultrasonics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.1; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Medical Ultrasonics?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 54–124 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Medical Ultrasonics based?
Of the 72 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (70), South Korea (1) and Kenya (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Medical Ultrasonics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Medical Ultrasonics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical Ultrasonics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,190.
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: .