Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
ISSN 1071-3581 · eISSN 1532-6551 · Springer International Publishing · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.96; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,190; median 101 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 329 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. All articles published in the journal during its time with Springer will remain fully searchable through our websites. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note that the journal will no longer be published by Springer as of January 1st, 2024. Further details are available ...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine31.2%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine11.5%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine9.3%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine8%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine3.7%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine2.5%
- Cardiovascular Disease and AdiposityMedicine2.2%
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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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 | Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems | 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
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
- 2.96LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,379OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.38OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29.11%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 242 | 144 | 50 |
| 2025 | 329 | 69 | 376 |
| 2024 | 286 | 68 | 759 |
| 2023 | 217 | 73 | 855 |
| 2022 | 282 | 107 | 1,689 |
| 2021 | 441 | 153 | 2,517 |
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 PubMed · to
101 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 156 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (64 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (332 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,820 / GBP 3,350 / JPY 494,340 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Journal is archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher. Model summary
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is now archived and no longer receiving submissions with this publisher.
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 International Publishing
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1071-3581
- Electronic ISSN
- 1532-6551
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Cardiology
What CAS zone is Journal of Nuclear Cardiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging / Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems. 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 Nuclear Cardiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.96; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 113.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nuclear Cardiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 101 days (interquartile range 44–156 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index Journal of Nuclear Cardiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nuclear Cardiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .