Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Radiology Advances
ISSN 2976-9337
Radiology Advances: impact factor 1.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 104 days to acceptance (85 articles, last 24 months); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Radiology Advances's largest topics are Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, together about 24.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Radiology Advances is an open access journal focusing on the publication of a broad spectrum of high-quality international radiology and medical imaging research. A member of the Radiology suite of journals published by the Radiological Society of North America, Radiology Advances provides timely dissemination of original research on emerging technologies and clinical innovations that are most likely to impact on the practice of radiology and patient outcomes. Of particular interest are technical innovations, translational research, clinical trials, and systematic reviews investigating breakthroughs in medical imaging. Practice guidelines that reflect the multidisciplinary and international breath of clinical radiology are especially welcome. Published by RSNA in partnership with Oxford University Press, Radiology Advances provides radiologists, imaging scientists, trainees, physicists, and other medical imaging professionals with a global, open access forum. The journal facilitates transparency and timeliness in the publication of rigorous and meaningful research to improve health and patient care. As an open access journal, Radiology Advances offers both CC BY 4.0 and CC BY-NC-ND licenses and is compliant with funder mandates for OA publishing. Peer reviewed articles are published as “advance articles” prior to copyediting or typesetting to facilitate rapid dissemination. The final copyedited, typeset version of the article will be continuously published in an open issue with the same DOI.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Susanna I. LeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 19, Canada 3, India 2, Japan 1, South Korea 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Advanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsMedicine8.8%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine8.2%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine7.7%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.5%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine6.5%
- Advanced X-ray and CT ImagingEngineering6.5%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.9%
- MRI in cancer diagnosisMedicine5.9%
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
Web of SciencePMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar
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)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 121 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 15 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 138 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 156 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 125 days
- Sample
- 85 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 2,900 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 | — | — |
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 Benefits of publishing open access
Reach broader audiences - Open access broadens the total reach of your article. Anyone, not just those with access through their institution or a private subscription, can read your work. Increase the impact of your research - Open access maximizes the discoverability and distribution of research materials online through a clear framework for reuse. A study in BMJ estimated that on average open ac…
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
- 2976-9337
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 3, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Radiology Advances
What is the impact factor of Radiology Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at Radiology Advances?
Based on the dates recorded on 85 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 57–142 days). 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 Radiology Advances based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (19), Canada (3) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Radiology Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radiology Advances is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Radiology Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Radiology Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,900.
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: .