Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
ISSN 0730-725X · eISSN 1873-5894 · Elsevier Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1982
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,380; median 83 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 216 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is published by Elsevier Inc. 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 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, NMR spectroscopy and applications and Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine29.7%
- NMR spectroscopy and applicationsPhysics and Astronomy9.5%
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine9.4%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine8.4%
- Advanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsChemistry5.5%
- Atomic and Subatomic Physics ResearchPhysics and Astronomy4.6%
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4.6%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience3.6%
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 4 |
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
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
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,452OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 191LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 145 | 53 | 18 |
| 2025 | 216 | 84 | 395 |
| 2024 | 236 | 108 | 978 |
| 2023 | 166 | 85 | 963 |
| 2022 | 188 | 87 | 1,526 |
| 2021 | 192 | 87 | 2,528 |
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
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 58 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (420 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 2 monthsLetPub ·
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,380 / EUR 3,160 / GBP 2,710 / JPY 419,220 | — | — |
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
- Elsevier Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0730-725X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-5894
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Magnetic Resonance Imaging
What CAS zone is Magnetic Resonance Imaging in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Magnetic Resonance 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 Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 58–109 days); authors report an average review time of about 2 months; 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.
Which databases index Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Magnetic Resonance Imaging is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Magnetic Resonance Imaging open access, and what is the APC?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,380.
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: .