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Molecular Imaging and Biology

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1976

ISSN1536-1632eISSN1860-2002

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.74

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.684

Total Worksi

2,433

Total Citationsi

54,564

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Molecular Imaging and Biology focuses on the utilization of molecular imaging in understanding biology and medicine. Presents original research on the delineation and treatment of disease through imaging technologies. Official journal of the World Molecular Imaging Society, the European Society for Molecular Imaging, and the Federation of Asian Societies for Molecular Imaging. Provides a forum for precision health through advanced imaging technologies.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,433

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewRapid peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1536-1632 / 1860-2002

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Rapid peer review

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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?

English

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

160

3.4k

2019

102

2020

127

1.6k

2021

102

1.3k

2022

688

2023

324

2024

105

181

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.

OncologyQ2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Cancer ResearchQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCancer ResearchOncology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingNanoplatforms for cancer theranosticsCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCancer Research and TreatmentsMRI in cancer diagnosisAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsPeptidase Inhibition and AnalysisProstate Cancer Treatment and Research

Frequently asked questions about Molecular Imaging and Biology

Is Molecular Imaging and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Molecular Imaging and Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 and Biology?

Molecular Imaging 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 1.63.

Is Molecular Imaging and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Molecular Imaging and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.