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Journal of the American College of Radiology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2004

ISSN1546-1440eISSN1558-349X

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.203

H-Indexi

108

SNIPi

1.281

Total Worksi

7,360

Total Citationsi

101,638

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the American College of Radiology informs readers about topics affecting the practice of diagnostic radiologists, interventional radiologists, medical physicists, and radiation oncologists. It explores research in radiology, including themes from intensive care medicine and medical emergency, and covers topics such as odds ratio, logistic regression, health care, burnout, and the potential of AI in radiology.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,360

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1546-1440 / 1558-349X

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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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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

392

7.2k

2019

409

8.7k

2020

304

3.7k

2021

346

3.3k

2022

402

3.8k

2023

315

1.4k

2024

433

914

2025

219

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.

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiology practices and educationRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingInnovations in Medical EducationDigital Radiography and Breast ImagingGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningHealthcare Policy and ManagementDiversity and Career in MedicineArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationUltrasound in Clinical Applications

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American College of Radiology

Is Journal of the American College of Radiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American College of Radiology: 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 Journal of the American College of Radiology?

Journal of the American College of Radiology 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 1.84.

Is Journal of the American College of Radiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American College of Radiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.