Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Korean Journal of Radiology
ISSN 1229-6929 · eISSN 2005-8330 · Korean Radiological Society · SOUTH KOREA · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Korean Journal of Radiology: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 6.12; fully open access; APC about USD 100; median 89 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 58.33%; 137 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Korean Journal of Radiology is published by Korean Radiological Society and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis, MRI in cancer diagnosis and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, together about 24.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Korean Journal of Radiology, the official English language journal of the Korean Society of Radiology, publishes original contributions valuable to the advancement of radiologic diagnosis and treatment. Korean Journal of Radiology does not publish articles in the fields of radiation oncology, dentistry, dental radiology, and dental surgery. While it publishes nuclear medicine studies directly relevant to clinical patient management, especially in oncology practice, it does not consider manuscripts that focus on the technical development, modification, or improvement of nuclear medicine imaging. Additionally, it does not consider translational and basic research studies in nuclear medicine. Such studies may be more suitable for journals dedicated to nuclear medicine. The journal releases a new issue every month by the first day of each month. We will undertake the evaluation of your manuscript with the understanding that the study followed the journal’s policies and guidelines explained hereinafter and in the Research and Publication Ethics statement of the journal (https://kjronline.org/index.php?body=ethics) and the Good Publication Practice Guideline for Medical Journals by the Korean Association of Medical Journal Editors. Studies submitted to Korean Journal of Radiology should also follow established guidelines for reporting research studies (http://www.equator-network.org). All prospective clinical trials need to be registered at an appropriate online public registry (http://www.icmje.org/about-icmje/faqs/clinical-trials-registration/). REDUNDANT PUBLICATION AND RESEARCH ETHICS All submitted manuscripts should be original and unpublished elsewhere in part or entirety in the same or different languages. They also should not be under review by other scientific journals for publication. We accept the submission of manuscripts that have previously been posted on a nonprofit preprint server. Authors should notify the journal of any preprint related to a manuscript submission. If authors believe their manuscript might not fulfill these requirements, they should consult the editor regarding this in a cover letter and should clearly state the reuse/overlap of study materials in the ‘Materials and Methods’ section of the manuscript. The authors should explain how their reports overlap with published materials or how they differ. A copy of such material previously published or considered for publication elsewhere should also be submitted. AUTHORSHIP Each au
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Editor-in-chief Seong Ho ParkPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named South Korea 62, United States 12, Japan 4, Taiwan, China 3, Italy 2 (89 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine8.2%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine8.2%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine7.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.1%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.7%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.6%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine4.8%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, KoreaMed, Synapse, KoMCI
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
- Impact factor
- 6.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,870OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,001 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 163 | 117 |
| 2025 | 137 | 137 | 723 |
| 2024 | 138 | 138 | 1,298 |
| 2023 | 150 | 150 | 1,851 |
| 2022 | 133 | 132 | 2,378 |
| 2021 | 144 | 144 | 3,465 |
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
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 25 days – 146 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 55 days (84 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (292 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 1.3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 58.33%LetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted21
- brief research reportIntervention Brief Research Report Feasibility of Single-Session Whole-Liver Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for Multifocal Hepatocellular CarcinomaLength not stated
- commentary• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- editorial• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- education reviewEducation Review ≤200 words; unstructured ≤5000 words ≤10 figures† Narrative comprehensive scholarly review on a particular topic; generally invited by editor(s…Length not stated
- erratumErratum Erratum: Comparative Performance of Susceptibility Map-Weighted MRI According to the Acquisition Planes in the Diagnosis of Neurodegenerative Parkinsoni…Length not stated
- focusFocus ≤200 words; unstructured ≤2000 words ≤4 figures† and/or tables Shorter, timely summary and discussion on a focused issue, which may contain slightly more …Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetter to the Editor Refining CT Use Before Active Surveillance in Papillary Thyroid MicrocarcinomaLength not stated
- meta-analysis• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- opinion• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- original article• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- original research• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- original research (including meta-analysis)Original Research (including meta-analysis) Original Article ≤300 words; structured including Objective, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion sections…Length not stated
- original research paper• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- perspective• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- pictorial essayPictorial Essay ≤200 words; unstructured ≤2000 words ≤20 figures† More illustrative than narrative explanations on a particular topic.Length not stated
- protocol• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- recommendation and guidelineRecommendation and Guideline ≤200 words; unstructured Recommendations and guidelines for radiology practice from authoritative, recognized medical groups or soc…Length not stated
- research report• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- review• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- review article• The article types that Korean Journal of Radiology publishes are summarized in the below table. • We do not publish study protocols except for rare exceptions…Length not stated
- uncover this tech termUncover This Tech Term Editorial Number Needed to Test in Diagnostic Comparative Effectiveness Research: Implications for Evaluating the Utility and Value of Ar…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use
AI use allowed ethically and responsibly; must be disclosed beyond routine linguistic assistance. Model summary
KJR allows authors to use AI tools ethically and responsibly in manuscript preparation, provided that such use does not replace the essential intellectual and scholarly contributions of human authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship AUTHORSHIP
Each author must meet the criteria established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) to be included in the article byline, including 1) substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; 2) drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; 3) final approval of the version to b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST
A conflict of interest may 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, work, or manuscript. All authors are required to report potential conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests relevant to the subject of their manuscript, on the unblinded full titl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT
All articles published in the Korean Journal of Radiology are under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For further details, please click the © Permission button in the upper rig…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review REVIEW PROCESS AND MANUSCRIPT DECISION
Double-blinded peer review. Model summary
• Submitted manuscript will first be evaluated at the editorial office regarding the completeness of the submitted materials before assigning handling editors. Modifications/corrections may be requested to the authors at this stage before starting the peer review. • If an editor is an author, the manuscript is handled by different editor(s). The editor/author is not involved in the editorial evalu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint posting on nonprofit servers accepted. Model summary
We accept the submission of manuscripts that have previously been posted on a nonprofit preprint server.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Prospective clinical trial registration required. Model summary
All prospective clinical trials need to be registered at an appropriate online public registry (http://www.icmje.org/about-icmje/faqs/clinical-trials-registration/).
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 Radiological Society
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1229-6929
- Electronic ISSN
- 2005-8330
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Korean Journal of Radiology
What CAS zone is Korean Journal of Radiology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Korean Journal of Radiology is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Korean Journal of Radiology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.12; CiteScore 8, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Korean Journal of Radiology?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 25–146 days); authors report an average review time of about 1.3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 58.33%”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Korean Journal of Radiology based?
Of the 89 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (62), United States (12) and Japan (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Korean Journal of Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Korean Journal of Radiology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Korean Journal of Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Korean Journal of Radiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .