Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
ISSN 0161-5505 · eISSN 2159-662X · Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1960
Journal of Nuclear Medicine: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9; hybrid open access; median 105 days to acceptance (121 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: hard; 420 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nuclear Medicine is published by Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, together about 49.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM)—self-published by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), a nonprofit, international scientific and professional organization—offers readers around the globe clinical investigations, basic science reports, continuing education articles, book reviews, employment opportunities, and updates on rapidly changing issues in practice and research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Johannes CzerninPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine23.3%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine15.2%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine11.4%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine4%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine3.4%
- Cancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 195LetPub ·
- h-index
- 230OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,041OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 264LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,316 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 273 | 103 | 157 |
| 2025 | 420 | 290 | 2,307 |
| 2024 | 334 | 332 | 4,651 |
| 2023 | 284 | 284 | 6,085 |
| 2022 | 272 | 270 | 8,367 |
| 2021 | 788 | 346 | 12,637 |
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
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 141 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 92 days (121 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 188 days
- Sample
- 121 articles with submission and acceptance dates (802 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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 0161-5505
- Electronic ISSN
- 2159-662X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Nuclear Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nuclear Medicine is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nuclear Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9; CiteScore 13.6, h-index 230.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nuclear Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 121 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 72–141 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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 Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nuclear Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nuclear Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nuclear Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .