Journal profile · Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Ultrasonography
ISSN 2288-5919 · eISSN 2288-5943 · Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine · SOUTH KOREA
Ultrasonography: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 88 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Ultrasonography provides the electronic backup and preservation of access to the journal content in the event the journal is no longer published by archiving in PubMed Central and National Library of Korea. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ultrasonography is published by Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, together about 26.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ultrasonography, the official English-language journal of the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (KSUM), is an international peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to practice, research, technology, and education dealing with medical ultrasound. It is renamed from the Journal of Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine in January 2014, and published six times per year: January 1, March 1, May 1,July 1,September 1, and November 1. Original articles, meta-analysis, technical notes, topical reviews, perspectives, pictorial essays, and timely editorial materials are published in Ultrasonography covering state-of-the-art content. Ultrasonography aims to provide updated information on new diagnostic or therapeutic concepts and technical developments, including experimental animal studies using new equipment in addition to well-designed reviews of contemporary issues in patient care. Along with the annual international congress of KSUM, Ultrasonography also serves as a medium for cooperation among physicians and specialists from around the world who are focusing on various ultrasound technology and disease problems and relevant basic science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Editor-in-chief Jung-Eun Cheon SeoulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 29, United States 6, Italy 3, Japan 2, Germany 2 (58 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.4%
- Ultrasound Imaging and ElastographyMedicine8%
- Breast Lesions and CarcinomasMedicine7.9%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine7.6%
- Thyroid and Parathyroid SurgeryMedicine5.5%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering5.3%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, ScienceCentral, KoreaMed, DOI/Crossref, GO RAD, National Library of Korea
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 324OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 37LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,306 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 6 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 91 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 210 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 337 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 622 |
| 2021 | 73 | 73 | 1,100 |
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 Crossref · to
88 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 143 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 60 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 165 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (112 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
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 accepted15
- editorialEditorial board will continuously work for monitoring/safeguarding publication ethics: guidelines for retracting articles; maintenance of the integrity of the a…Length not stated
- erratumErratumLength not stated
- guidelineGuidelineLength not stated
- in memoriamIn MemoriamLength not stated
- letterLetterLength not stated
- meta-analysisMeta-AnalysisLength not stated
- original articleOriginal ArticleLength not stated
- perspectivePerspectiveLength not stated
- pictorial essayPictorial EssayLength not stated
- reviewThe submitted manuscript will first be evaluated at the editorial office regarding the completeness of the submitted materials and their suitability to Ultrason…Length not stated
- review articleReview ArticleLength not stated
- special articleSpecial ArticleLength not stated
- special review of artifical intelligence (part 1)Special Review of Artifical Intelligence (Part 1)Length not stated
- special review of artificial intelligence (part 2)Special Review of Artificial Intelligence (part 2)Length not stated
- technical noteTechnical NoteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- AI use Use of artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies
The journal has adopted policies, as specified by the ICMJE, regarding the use of AI in the preparation of materials intended for publication in the journal. Generative AI, including language models, chatbots, image creators, machine learning, or similar technologies, may be employed to enhance readability and language accuracy in scientific writing. However, chatbots or other AI-assisted technolo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Author’s Responsibility
The corresponding author takes primary responsibility for communication with the journal during the manuscript submission, peer review, and publication process, and typically ensures that all the journal’s administrative requirements, such as providing details of authorship, ethics committee approval, clinical trial registration documentation, and gathering conflict of interest forms and statement…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The authors should disclose all potential conflicts of interest including any research funding, other financial support, and material support for the work, if any exists, in the unblinded full title page. If there is a disclosure, the editors, reviewers, and reader can approach the manuscripts after understanding the situation. If manuscripts from Editor-in-Chief or other editorial board members a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Statement
Ultrasonography accepts the ICMJE Recommendations for data sharing statement policy (http://icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf). Authors may refer to the editorial, "Data Sharing statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors," in JKMS vol. 32, no. 7:1051-1053 (https://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2017.32.7.1051).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access COPYRIGHTS, OPEN ACCESS, OPEN DATA, ARCHIVING, AND DEPOSIT POLICY
Open Access under CC BY-NC license Model summary
Copyrights The manuscript, when published, will become the property of the journal. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine. All authors must sign the Transfer of Copyright Agreement when they submit their manuscript. This form is available at our website. Open Access Policy Ultrasonography is an Open Access journal distributed under the term…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review REVIEW PROCESS AND MANUSCRIPT DECISION
The submitted manuscript will first be evaluated at the editorial office regarding the completeness of the submitted materials and their suitability to Ultrasonography. Modifications/corrections may be requested from the authors at this stage before starting the peer review. According to the subspecialty of journal contents, manuscripts are assigned to Section Editors. A section editor solicits tw…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Archived in PubMed Central and National Library of Korea Model summary
The full text of Ultrasonography has been archived in PubMed Central (PMC) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/journals/2425/), National Library of Korea (https://www.nl.go.kr/) from the 33th volume, 2014.
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
- Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2288-5919
- Electronic ISSN
- 2288-5943
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ultrasonography
What CAS zone is Ultrasonography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ultrasonography is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ultrasonography?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.4; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Ultrasonography?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 88 days (interquartile range 56–143 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Ultrasonography based?
Of the 58 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (29), United States (6) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ultrasonography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ultrasonography is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ultrasonography open access, and what is the APC?
Ultrasonography is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .