Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
RADIOLOGIA
ISSN 0033-8338 · eISSN 1578-178X · Elsevier
RADIOLOGIA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,500; median 56 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 39% (journal website); 105 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RADIOLOGIA is published by Elsevier 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 Radiology practices and education, Radiation Dose and Imaging and Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RadiologyFounded in 1912, Radiología is the official journal of the Spanish Society of Medical Imaging (Spanish Acronym: SERAM).Radiología is published bimonthly (6 issues per year) in Spanish and English. All articles undergo a rigorous double-blind review process.Radiología focuses mainly on original research and review articles, although it also publishes other material.The journal is indexed in: Emerging Sources Citation Index (Thomson Reuters), Medline, and EMBASE/Excerpta MedicaFor further information consult, http://www.elsevier.es/rxRadiología, fundada en 1912, es el Órgano de Expresión Científica Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Radiología Médica (SERAM).Radiología, de periodicidad bimestral (6 números al año), publica dos ediciones una en español y otra en inglés. Todos los artículos son sometidos a un riguroso proceso de revisión doble ciego.Radiología focaliza su interés en la publicación de trabajos Originales, aunque también tienen cabida en ella Comunicaciones breves, Revisiones, Casos en imagen, Notas clínicas y Críticas de libros.La revista está indexada entre otras en: Emerging Sources Citation Index (Thomson Reuters), Medline y EMBASE/Excerpta Médica.Para más información, consulte en: http://www.elsevier.es/rx
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 33, France 3 (36 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine11.9%
- Radiation Dose and ImagingMedicine10.1%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering5.2%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine5.1%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
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)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 195OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,068 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 105 | 8 | 11 |
| 2024 | 94 | 8 | 53 |
| 2023 | 105 | 11 | 106 |
| 2022 | 92 | 5 | 183 |
| 2021 | 101 | 19 | 349 |
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
56 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 44 days – 76 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 352 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 404 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (170 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 39%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
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 2,500 / EUR 2,340 / GBP 2,000 / JPY 310,080 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,820 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 accepted7
- article from a resident3. Article from a residentLength not stated
- clinical original articleClinical original articleLength not stated
- letter to the editor10. Letter to the EditorLength not stated
- meta-analysisThe Journal publishes the following sections or article types:1. Original article: Original research articlesRadiologia will give priority to the publication of…Length not stated
- original articleThe Journal publishes the following sections or article types:1. Original article: Original research articlesRadiologia will give priority to the publication of…Length not stated
- original researchThe Journal publishes the following sections or article types:1. Original article: Original research articlesRadiologia will give priority to the publication of…Length not stated
- update in radiology2. Update in RadiologyLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: (1) the conception and design of the study, or 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 be submitted. Authors must specify in the article the contribution level of each of the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential competing interests include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors must disclose any interests in two places:…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized 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'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
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
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 0033-8338
- Electronic ISSN
- 1578-178X
- Society / sponsor
- Spanish Society of Medical Imaging
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about RADIOLOGIA
What CAS zone is RADIOLOGIA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, RADIOLOGIA 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 RADIOLOGIA?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at RADIOLOGIA?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 56 days (interquartile range 44–76 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 39%. 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 RADIOLOGIA based?
Of the 36 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (33) and France (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RADIOLOGIA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RADIOLOGIA is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is RADIOLOGIA open access, and what is the APC?
RADIOLOGIA is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,500.
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: .