Journal profile · PATHOLOGY

Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique

ISSN 0928-1258 · eISSN 1878-6820 · Elsevier Masson · France · Monthly · Founded 1993

Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.23; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,100; review about 168 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 50%); 277 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.23Latest value listed by LetPub
CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine
Review time168 daysPublisher-reported, submission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 weeks
APCUSD 2,100Hybrid journal: charged only for open-access articles
AcceptanceEasy (Elsevier website: 50%)Community average
Articles per year2772025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique is published by Elsevier Masson 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, Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies and Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Imagerie Fonctionnelle et MétaboliqueOfficial publication of the main francophone societies in nuclear medicineMédecine Nucléaire serves as the forum of the French-speaking nuclear medicine community for the exchange of clinical and scientific information, addressing the needs of nuclear medicine physicians, radiopharmacists, radiophysicists and nuclear medicine technicians. In addition to clinical nuclear medicine, the journal covers the fields of methodology and instrumentation, medical physics, computer science, dosimetry, radiobiology, radiochemistry and radiopharmacy. The journal is also open to contributions focusing on functional and metabolic imaging carried out with methods other than nuclear medicine.Médecine Nucléaire is the official publication of the main francophone societies in the field, including Société Française de Médecine Nucléaire et Imagerie Moléculaire (SFMN), Collège des Enseignants de Biophysique et de Médecine Nucléaire (CNEBMN), Association des Médecins Spécialistes en Médecine Nucléaire du Québec (AMSMNQ), Société Luxembourgeoise de Médecine Nucléaire (SLMN), Société Suisse de Médecine Nucléaire (SSMN), and the French regional societies ACOMEN, AFRINN, APRAMEN, and SFMNO.6 issues/year Available at wwww.sciencedirect.com and www.em-consulte.comPublication officielle des principales Sociétés francophones de médecine nucléaireVotre revue Médecine Nucléaire. Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Métabolique est l’organe officiel des principales Société Savantes francophones : la Société Française de Médecine Nucléaire et Imagerie Moléculaire (SFMN), le Collège des Enseignants de Biophysique et de Médecine Nucléaire (CNEBMN), les associations régionales françaises de Médecine Nucléaire (ACOMEN, AFRINN, APRAMEN, SFMNO), l’Association des Médecins Spécialistes en Médecine Nucléaire du Québec (AMSMNQ), la Société Luxembourgeoise de Médecine Nucléaire (SLMN) et la Société Suisse de Médecine Nucléaire (SSMN). Elle fédère les efforts et moyens des diverses associations de médecine nucléaire francophones, dont les membres de la Société belge de médecine nucléaire.Praticien de la médecine nucléaire, médecin, pharmacien, physicien, technicien, infirmier, la revue Médecine Nucléaire. Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Métabolique vous sert de plateforme d’échange d’informations cliniques et scientifiques au sein de la communauté francophone de médecine nucléaire.6 numéros/an Disponible sur www.sciencedirect.com et www.em-consulte.com

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): PATHOLOGY

Editor-in-chief Olivier CouturierPublisher website

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 49, Belgium 5, Switzerland 3, Canada 2, United States 1 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine11.3%
  2. Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine7.2%
  3. Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine7.1%
  4. Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.4%
  5. Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine5.2%
  6. Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine4.8%
  7. Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine4.5%
  8. Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine4.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorPathologyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorPathologyZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorPathologyZone 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
0.23LetPub ·
Impact factor (publisher)
0.2Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
0.3LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
0.3Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.13LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0.06LetPub ·
h-index
9LetPub ·
h-index
12OpenAlex ·
i10-index
20OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
0.02OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
18.63%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
40LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,002 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026201361
2025277254
20242332610
20232023332
20221641814
20211731541

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

Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website

168 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 weeks

The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)
6–12 weeksLetPub ·
Average acceptance (community reports)
50%LetPub ·
Acceptance rate (publisher)
24%Publisher website ·
Submission to acceptance
168 daysPublisher 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

Hybrid open accessLetPub

A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 2,100 / EUR 1,960 / GBP 1,680 / JPY 260,460——
Publisher websiteUSD 2,150——

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.

Submission

Article types and submission policies (journal website)

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
Open access Open Access

Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 2,150 (excluding taxes). The amount you pay may be reduced during submission if applicable.Review this journal’s open access policy.

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
Elsevier Masson
Country or region
France
Language
French
Frequency
Monthly
Founded
1993
ISSN
0928-1258
Electronic ISSN
1878-6820
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique

What CAS zone is Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Pathology. 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.

What is the impact factor of Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.23; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 12.

How long does peer review take at Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique?

The publisher reports about 168 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 50%)”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique based?

Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (49), Belgium (5) and Switzerland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.

Which databases index Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique open access, and what is the APC?

Medecine Nucleaire-Imagerie Fonctionnelle et Metabolique is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,100.

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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .