Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal of Thoracic Imaging
ISSN 0883-5993 · eISSN 1536-0237 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1985
Journal of Thoracic Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.16; JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 164 days to acceptance (42 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 47 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Thoracic Imaging is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Thoracic Imaging (JTI) provides authoritative information on all aspects of the use of imaging techniques in the diagnosis of cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Original articles and analytical reviews published in this timely journal provide the very latest thinking of leading experts concerning the use of chest radiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, ultrasound, and all other promising imaging techniques in cardiopulmonary radiology. Official Journal of the Society of Thoracic Radiology: Japanese Society of Thoracic Radiology Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology European Society of Thoracic Imaging.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Jeffrey P. KannePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine12.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine8.3%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine6.5%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine6.4%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine5%
- Pleural and Pulmonary DiseasesMedicine4.8%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine4.7%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | 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 | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING · rank 167/217
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1.16LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,245OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,565 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 47 | 7 | 70 |
| 2024 | 48 | 8 | 153 |
| 2023 | 79 | 27 | 336 |
| 2022 | 59 | 18 | 405 |
| 2021 | 58 | 6 | 529 |
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
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 249 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 129 days (42 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 286 days
- Sample
- 42 articles with submission and acceptance dates (118 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 ·
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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0883-5993
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-0237
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Thoracic Imaging
What CAS zone is Journal of Thoracic Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Thoracic Imaging 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Thoracic Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.16; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Thoracic Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 42 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 164 days (interquartile range 110–249 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Thoracic Imaging in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING Q4 (167/217). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Thoracic Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Thoracic Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Thoracic Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Thoracic Imaging 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .