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BMC Medical Imaging

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1471-2342eISSN1471-2342

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.701

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.229

Total Works

2,527

Total Citations

36,934

2yr Mean Citedness

3.38

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

BMC Medical Imaging publishes research focused on the application of various imaging techniques for the diagnosis, assessment, and management of diseases. The journal features studies utilizing modalities such as ultrasound, CT, MRI, PET/CT, and optical coherence tomography. Research often involves the development and validation of AI-driven analytical tools and radiomic features to improve diagnostic accuracy and predict clinical outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 386 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,527

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~27 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSBritish Library; National Library of the NetherlandsPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-2342 / 1471-2342

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

LOCKSS, British Library; National Library of the Netherlands, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMRI in cancer diagnosisAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsAI in cancer detectionLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsGlioma Diagnosis and Treatment