Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Neuroimaging
ISSN 1051-2284 · eISSN 1552-6569 · Wiley-Blackwell · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1991
Journal of Neuroimaging: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.52; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,750; median 76 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Neuroimaging is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, together about 31.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Start reading the Journal of Neuroimaging to learn the latest neurological imaging techniques. The peer-reviewed research is written in a practical clinical context, giving you the information you need on: MRI CT Carotid Ultrasound and TCD SPECT PET Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Functional MRI Xenon CT and other new and upcoming neuroscientific modalities.The Journal of Neuroimaging addresses the full spectrum of human nervous system disease, including stroke, neoplasia, degenerating and demyelinating disease, epilepsy, tumors, lesions, infectious disease, cerebral vascular arterial diseases, toxic-metabolic disease, psychoses, dementias, heredo-familial disease, and trauma.Offering original research, review articles, case reports, neuroimaging CPCs, and evaluations of instruments and technology relevant to the nervous system, the Journal of Neuroimaging focuses on useful clinical developments and applications, tested techniques and interpretations, patient care, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Start reading today!
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Adnan I. QureshiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Italy 3, United Kingdom 2, Germany 2, Canada 2, Sweden 2 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery DiseasesMedicine13.7%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine10.4%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine7.3%
- Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedicine7%
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesMedicine6.6%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine6.3%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience6.1%
- Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesMedicine5.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neuroimaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neuroimaging | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
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 | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neuroimaging | 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
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher 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
- 2.52LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,748OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 107LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 107Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 247,443Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,616 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 27 | 3 |
| 2025 | 120 | 80 | 271 |
| 2024 | 82 | 57 | 353 |
| 2023 | 109 | 69 | 805 |
| 2022 | 122 | 54 | 1,422 |
| 2021 | 142 | 60 | 2,008 |
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 51 days – 108 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 96 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (169 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 13%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 20 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,750 / EUR 3,120 / GBP 2,500 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- case reports
Article types accepted1, with length limits
- review articleations. These can be either research or review articles, and should adhere to a 4,000 word limit. They should include a structured abstract for a resemain text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
ORCID required Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Acknowledgements and Disclosure
At the end of the text, before the references, provide an Acknowledgments and Disclosure section on a new page, listing any person you would like to thank. This is also a section to list previous publication of the work (e.g. pre-printing, meeting abstract, etc.), and to acknowledge English language editing support. In this section, also provide the authors’ potential financial conflicts-of-intere…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing, Availability, Citation, and Protection
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. Please review Wiley’s Data Citation policy. By submitting a manuscript to or reviewing for JON, your name, email address, and affiliation, and other contact details the publication might require, will be used for the re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. For reproduced material in the main text, tables and figures, credit the source as a reference in the text or in the table/figure legend. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. Do not send the written permission to the JO…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
JON is a Subscription Journal that offers interested authors the option to make their articles open access. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after article acceptance, which will be subject to a fee. You can read more about Article Publication Charges and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts, through your institution, funder, or a country waiver.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission Process and Peer Review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the author guidelines, new submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal: https://authors.wiley.com/journal/JON.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints allowed Model summary
JON considers articles previously published on preprint servers. You may also post the submitted version of your JON-accepted manuscript to a preprint server at any time.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1051-2284
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6569
- Society / sponsor
- American Society of Neuroimaging
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Neuroimaging
What CAS zone is Journal of Neuroimaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Neuroimaging is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging / Clinical Neurology / Neuroimaging. 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 Neuroimaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.52; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Neuroimaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 51–108 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Neuroimaging?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; 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 Journal of Neuroimaging based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (3), United Kingdom (2) and Germany (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Neuroimaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Neuroimaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Neuroimaging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Neuroimaging is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,750.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .