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Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0301-5629eISSN1879-291X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.691

H-Indexi

190

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.958

Total Worksi

18,669

Total Citationsi

310,511

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Acoustics; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Acoustics and Ultrasonics; Biophysics; Radiological and Ultrasound Technology; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, 2001-

StatusActive

Total Publications18,669

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0301-5629 / 1879-291X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

769

7.4k

2019

389

8.3k

2020

366

4.1k

2021

488

2.7k

2022

282

1.9k

2023

330

1.4k

2024

1.2k

427

2025

162

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Acoustics and UltrasonicsQ1

BiophysicsQ2

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AcousticsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiophysicsRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyAcoustics and Ultrasonics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ultrasound and Hyperthermia ApplicationsUltrasound Imaging and ElastographyPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic ImagingLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentUltrasound in Clinical Applications

Frequently asked questions about Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Is Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology?

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.91.

Is Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology?