Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
ISSN 0091-4916 · eISSN 1535-5675 · Society of Nuclear Medicine
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; median 70 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 102 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology is published by Society of Nuclear Medicine 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 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications and Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics, together about 57.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging and Radiation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JNMT is the only peer-reviewed publication dedicated to nuclear medicine technology. Published quarterly, each issue features continuing education articles written by leading educators in nuclear medicine technology as well as news and updates on practice, licensure, and credentialing for nuclear medicine technologists. Current credentialing, continuing education and licensure requirements are reported regularly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Kathy S. ThomasPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine29.2%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine18.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine9.3%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine9.3%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine2.4%
- Advanced Radiotherapy TechniquesPhysics and Astronomy2.2%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator TechnologiesPhysics and Astronomy1.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Q3 | 204/361 | 43rd |
| Radiological and Ultrasound Technology | Q3 | 40/64 | 38th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 365OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,130 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 22 | 1,136 |
| 2025 | 102 | 44 | 1,462 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 1,409 |
| 2023 | 70 | 70 | 1,252 |
| 2022 | 53 | 46 | 1,259 |
| 2021 | 77 | 76 | 1,223 |
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
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 46 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 78 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (225 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 0091-4916
- Electronic ISSN
- 1535-5675
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
What CAS zone is Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 46–102 days). 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 Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .