Journal profile · Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
ISSN 0029-5566 · eISSN 2567-6407 · Schattauer GmbH · GERMANY · Bimonthly · Founded 1976
Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.28; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 264 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine is published by Schattauer GmbH 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, Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications and Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Als Standes- und Fachorgan (Organ von Deutscher Gesellschaft für Nuklearmedizin (DGN), Österreichischer Gesellschaft für Nuklearmedizin und Molekulare Bildgebung (ÖGN), Schweizerischer Gesellschaft für Nuklearmedizin (SGNM, SSNM)) von hohem wissenschaftlichen Anspruch befasst sich die CME-zertifizierte Nuklearmedizin/ NuclearMedicine mit Diagnostik und Therapie in der Nuklearmedizin und dem Strahlenschutz: Originalien, Übersichtsarbeiten, Referate und Kongressberichte stellen aktuelle Themen der Diagnose und Therapie dar. Ausführliche Berichte aus den DGN-Arbeitskreisen, Nachrichten aus Forschung und Industrie sowie Beschreibungen innovativer technischer Geräte, Einrichtungen und Systeme runden das Konzept ab. Die Abstracts der Jahrestagungen dreier europäischer Fachgesellschaften sind Bestandteil der Kongressausgaben. Nuklearmedizin erscheint regelmäßig mit sechs Ausgaben pro Jahr und richtet sich vor allem an Nuklearmediziner, Radiologen, Strahlentherapeuten, Medizinphysiker und Radiopharmazeuten.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine17.4%
- Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedicine16%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.2%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine6.4%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Prostate Cancer Treatment and ResearchMedicine5.6%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine3.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| 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
- 1.28LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 552OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 250 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 264 | 13 | 31 |
| 2024 | 71 | 10 | 74 |
| 2023 | 319 | 18 | 218 |
| 2022 | 270 | 20 | 220 |
| 2021 | 264 | 23 | 283 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 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
- Schattauer GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0029-5566
- Electronic ISSN
- 2567-6407
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine
What CAS zone is Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.28; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
Which databases index Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine open access, and what is the APC?
Nuklearmedizin - NuclearMedicine 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; 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: .