Journal profile · Multiple
Meta-Radiology
ISSN 2950-1628
Meta-Radiology: impact factor 13.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 800; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Meta-Radiology's largest topics are Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and COVID-19 diagnosis using AI, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Meta-Radiology is an interdisciplinary journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of new research results in the field of radiology. The...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Zhihong LiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 14 in mainland China (about 27%); most named United States 28, Mainland China 14, Singapore 4, Hong Kong, China 2, Australia 2 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine17.5%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine7.9%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine6.2%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.7%
- Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeuroscience5.1%
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine5.1%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science5.1%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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 (publisher)
- 13.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 17.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 116 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 9 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 147 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 287 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 1,937 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | USD 800 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted14, with length limits
- brief reportFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- case reportFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- editorialFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- full-length/ research articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250)Length not stated
- guideline/consensusGuideline/Consensus Guidelines: documents that have been locally or internationally approved and contain general principles that may benefit others in their cli…Length not stated
- letterFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- letter to the editorFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- meeting reports, news & announcementsMeeting Reports, News & Announcements Meeting reports Summary of a relevant symposium, workshop, etc.Length not stated
- original researchFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- perspectiveFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…main text ≤ 3,000 words · figures and tables ≤ 4 · references ≤ 30
- protocolOthers Protocol: an article describing the study design, with a detailed account of the hypothesis rationale, timeline, proposed methodology for data collection…Length not stated
- research articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- review articleFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
- short communicationFull-length/ Research Article A complete report on original research and/or clinical studies A structured abstract is required. (Word limit: 250) A clear struct…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors are encouraged to declare the use of generative AI in scientific writing upon submission of the paper. The following guidance refers only to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process: Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies should only be used in the writing process to improve the readability and language o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Statement
Maximum 6 keywords Model summary
For transparency, we require authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & editi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors are requested to disclose any actual conflict of interest that could inappropriately influence their work. For transparency, for manuscripts submitted after December 31, 2023, all authors are required to also disclose any potential conflict of interest including any employment, funding or other relationships with other people or organizations within three years of beginning the submitt…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
iThenticate CrossCheck screening Model summary
Submissions to KeAi journals are automatically screened using iThenticate's CrossCheck within the editorial system to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'License Agreement'. Permitted third party reuse of open access articles is determined by the author's choice of user license. This journal is a peer-reviewed, fully open access journal owned by The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, who retains copyright of the overall compiled journal and the compiled issues. Fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an article publishing charge APC) which needs to be paid by the authors or…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's dec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- ISSN
- 2950-1628
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Meta-Radiology
What is the impact factor of Meta-Radiology?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 13.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
What are the manuscript requirements of Meta-Radiology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 Meta-Radiology based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 14 (about 27%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (28), Mainland China (14) and Singapore (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Meta-Radiology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Meta-Radiology is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Meta-Radiology open access, and what is the APC?
Meta-Radiology is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 800.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .