Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
ISSN 1738-2637 · eISSN 2951-0805 · Korean Society of Radiology · Korea, Republic of
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 92 days to acceptance (77 articles, last 24 months); 97 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology is published by Korean Society of Radiology and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas, together about 19% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology (J Korean Soc Radiol) is an official journal of the Korean Society of Radiology and is a peer-reviewed, open access, academic, online-only journal. It contains articles both in Korean and in English. By publishing peer-reviewed educational materials, informative articles on health policies, and imaging research articles in radiology, J Korean Soc Radiol aims to provide meaningful information to radiologists, trainees, physicists, and other radiologic professionals. In so doing, J Korean Soc Radiol aspires to help improve human health and benefit patient care. The J Korean Soc Radiol is published bimonthly on the last day of January, March, May, July, September, and November. Each bimonthly issue features 4-6 educational review articles focused on a special issue and 10-20 original articles, pictorial essays, special reports, case reports, and letters to the editor, all of which encompass clinical and technical investigations, and health policies in radiology. A special issue covers topics of current interests in a single sub-specialty or a crossover topic of interest in multiple sub-specialties. J Korean Soc Radiol was launched in 1964 with the Korean title, Taehan Pangsason Uihakhoe chi and the English title, Journal of the Korean Radiological Society. Korean title was changed to Taehan Youngsang Uihakhoe chi in 2004 to the present and English title was changed to Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology in 2009 to the present. J Korean Soc Radiol is published on the official website (https://jksronline.org) and indexed in ESCI, PubMed Central, SCOPUS, DOAJ, CNKI, EBSCO, KCI, DOI/Crossref, Google Scholar, KoreaMed, Synapse, and KoMCI.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editor-in-chief Sung Hun KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 6, Singapore 2, United States 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.2%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine6.5%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine5.3%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Soft tissue tumor case studiesMedicine4.9%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine4.8%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine4.3%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, CNKI, Crossref, KOFST
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,150 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 204 |
| 2022 | 128 | 128 | 367 |
| 2021 | 183 | 183 | 330 |
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
92 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 54 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 77 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 189 days
- Sample
- 77 articles with submission and acceptance dates (208 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | KRW 50,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | KRW 50,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KRW 50,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
Article types accepted7
- editorial3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
- narrative review3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
- original article3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
- original research paper3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
- review3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
- review article3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
- viewpoint3.1. Manuscript Types 1) Special issue: Special issue is composed of 3-7 invited review articles of a specific topic. The topic of special issue is decided by t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship 2.3. Authorship
The JKSR follows the recommendations for authorship by the ICMJE, 2019 (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/) and good publication practice guidelines for medical journals 3rd edition (KAMJE, 2019, https://www.kamje.or.kr/board/view?b_name=bo_publication&bo_id=13&per_page=). Authorship credit should be based on 1) substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work, or the acquisiti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 2.7. Conflict of Interest
At manuscript submission, the JKSR requires the corresponding author to summarize all authors’ conflicts of interest disclosures. Conflicts of interest can exist when an author (or the author’s institution or employer) has financial or personal relationships or affiliations that could influence or bias the author’s decisions and work or the manuscript. Such conflicts can be financial support or pr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability 2) Data sharing statement
The JKSR accepts the ICMJE Recommendations for data sharing statement policy (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/). All manuscripts reporting clinical trial results should submit a data sharing statement following the ICMJE guidelines from July 1, 2018. Authors may refer to the editorial, “Data Sharing Statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. PEER REVIEW AND ACCEPTANCE OF MANUSCRIPTS
Peer Review Process Before reviewing, all submitted manuscripts are inspected by Similarity Check powered by iThenticate (https://www.crossref.org/services/similarity-check/), a plagiarism-screening tool. If a too high a degree of similarity score is found, the Editorial Board will do a more profound content screening. The criterion for similarity rate for further screening is usually 20%; however…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 2.4. Redundant Publication and Plagiarism
Redundant publication is defined as “reporting (publishing or attempting to publish) the same (or substantially similar) work more than once, without attribution of the original source(s).” The characteristics of reports that are substantially similar include the following: 1) at least one of the authors must be common to all reports (if there are no common authors, it is more likely plagiarism ra…
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
- Korean Society of Radiology
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English, Korean
- ISSN
- 1738-2637
- Electronic ISSN
- 2951-0805
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Radiology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 87, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
What CAS zone is Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology in?
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 the Korean Society of Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 77 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 92 days (interquartile range 54–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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 the Korean Society of Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word. 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 the Korean Society of Radiology based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (6), Singapore (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .