Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Radiology Case Reports
ISSN 1930-0433 · Elsevier · United States
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Radiology Case Reports: fully open access; APC about USD 660; median 89 days to acceptance (219 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 60% (journal website); 1,144 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Radiology Case Reports is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment and Vascular anomalies and interventions, together about 21.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published by Elsevier under copyright license from the University of WashingtonRadiology Case Reports is an open-access journal publishing exclusively case reports that feature diagnostic imaging. Categories in which case reports can be placed include the musculoskeletal system, spine, central nervous system, head and neck, cardiovascular, chest, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, multisystem, pediatric, emergency, women's imaging, oncologic, normal variants, medical devices, foreign bodies, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, ultrasonography, imaging artifacts, forensic, anthropological, and medical-legal. Articles must be well-documented and include a review of the appropriate literature. Radiology Case Reports is an open-access journal publishing exclusively case reports that feature diagnostic imaging. Categories in which case reports can be placed include the musculoskeletal system, spine, central nervous system, head and neck, cardiovascular, chest, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, multisystem, pediatric, emergency, women's imaging, oncologic, normal variants, medical devices, foreign bodies, interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, molecular imaging, ultrasonography, imaging artifacts, forensic, anthropological, and medical-legal. Articles must be well-documented and include a review of the appropriate literature.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editor-in-chief Hamid ChalianPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 39, Iran 3, Greece 3, Vietnam 2, Italy 1 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsMedicine8%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7%
- Vascular anomalies and interventionsMedicine6.6%
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsMedicine6.2%
- Vascular Malformations and HemangiomasMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine4.9%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine4.3%
- Soft tissue tumors and treatmentMedicine4.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging | Q4 | 252/333 | 24th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 693OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,804 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 991 | 991 | 4,546 |
| 2025 | 1,144 | 1,144 | 5,397 |
| 2024 | 1,425 | 1,425 | 4,854 |
| 2023 | 1,002 | 1,002 | 4,104 |
| 2022 | 1,080 | 1,080 | 3,260 |
| 2021 | 894 | 894 | 2,594 |
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
89 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 115 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 25 days (219 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 116 days
- Sample
- 219 articles with submission and acceptance dates (2,673 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 60%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 40 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 69 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 660 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 600 / EUR 560 / GBP 480 / JPY 74,420 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 550 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 660 | — | — |
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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing 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 conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete an 'Exclusive License Agreement' where authors will retain copyright (for more information on this see https://www.elsevier.com/OAauthoragreement). Permitted reuse is defined by the CC BY-NC-ND user license (see https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/19300433/publish/open-access-options).Retained author rightsAs an author you …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Fully open access, CC BY-NC-ND Model summary
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 Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions are typically sent to a minimum of one independent expert reviewer 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 decision is final. Editors are not involved in decisions about papers which they have written themsel…
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Radiology Case Reports
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments, Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesUSD 660 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review time89 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 219 articles, last 24 months · PubMedReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1930-0433
- 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 Case Reports
How long does peer review take at Radiology Case Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 219 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 89 days (interquartile range 62–115 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 60%. 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 Case Reports based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (39), Iran (3) and Greece (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Radiology Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Radiology Case Reports is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Radiology Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Radiology Case Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 660.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .