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Molecular Imaging

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN1535-3508

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.559

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.468

Total Worksi

1,017

Total Citationsi

27,749

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Molecular Imaging (MIX) is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the breadth of molecular imaging research, encompassing basic science, preclinical studies, and human applications. It welcomes original works related to molecular imaging research, including the development of molecular imaging probes, reporter imaging assays, imaging cell trafficking, imaging endogenous gene expression, and imaging signal transduction.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,017

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2001

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1535-3508

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

480

2019

407

2020

120

295

2021

174

2022

2023

112

2024

2025

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.

BiotechnologyQ2

Condensed Matter PhysicsQ2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

Molecular MedicineQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Molecular MedicineRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCondensed Matter PhysicsBiotechnologyBiomedical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsPhotoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imagingbioluminescence and chemiluminescence researchVirus-based gene therapy researchCancer Research and TreatmentsCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Imaging

Is Molecular Imaging a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Imaging: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Molecular Imaging?

Molecular Imaging is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.559.

Is Molecular Imaging indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Imaging is indexed in Scopus.