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Nuclear Medicine and Biology

Elsevier Inc. · United States

ISSN0969-8051eISSN1872-9614

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.742

H-Index

109

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.969

Total Works

6,213

Total Citations

98,430

2yr Mean Citedness

0.58

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the development and evaluation of novel radiopharmaceuticals for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. Articles describe the synthesis, radiolabeling, and preclinical or clinical assessment of tracers targeting specific biomarkers, such as PDGFR-β, amino acid transporters, and enzymes involved in angiogenesis and oxidative stress, with applications in cancer, fibrotic diseases, and endometriosis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 374 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,213

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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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?

0969-8051 / 1872-9614

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCancer ResearchMolecular Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsMedical Imaging and Pathology StudiesPeptidase Inhibition and AnalysisMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research