Journal profile · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Ultrasound Quarterly
ISSN 0894-8771 · eISSN 1536-0253 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Founded 1988
Ultrasound Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.04; JCR Q4 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 71 days to acceptance (40 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 24 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ultrasound Quarterly is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. 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 Ultrasound in Clinical Applications, Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications and Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, together about 22% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ultrasound Quarterly provides coverage of the newest, most sophisticated ultrasound techniques as well as in-depth analysis of important developments in this dynamic field. The journal publishes reviews of a wide variety of topics including trans-vaginal ultrasonography, detection of fetal anomalies, color Doppler flow imaging, pediatric ultrasonography, and breast sonography. Official Journal of the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
Editor-in-chief Adrian DawkinsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ultrasound in Clinical ApplicationsMedicine9.1%
- Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsEngineering6.9%
- Ultrasound Imaging and ElastographyMedicine6%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.6%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.9%
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatmentMedicine4.6%
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING · rank 181/217
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1.04LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 436OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,147 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 24 | 3 | 19 |
| 2024 | 32 | 5 | 86 |
| 2023 | 38 | 7 | 86 |
| 2022 | 51 | 4 | 189 |
| 2021 | 52 | 3 | 251 |
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
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 110 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 56 days (40 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 131 days
- Sample
- 40 articles with submission and acceptance dates (68 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)
- 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
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0894-8771
- Electronic ISSN
- 1536-0253
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 42, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ultrasound Quarterly
What CAS zone is Ultrasound Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ultrasound Quarterly 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 Ultrasound Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.04; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Ultrasound Quarterly?
Based on the dates recorded on 40 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 43–110 days); 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.
What JCR quartile is Ultrasound Quarterly in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING Q4 (181/217). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Ultrasound Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ultrasound Quarterly is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ultrasound Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Ultrasound Quarterly 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .