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PET Clinics

W.B. Saunders · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN1556-8598eISSN1559-7814

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total45

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

0.718

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SNIP

0.664

Total Works

1,342

Total Citations

10,853

2yr Mean Citedness

1.16

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

PET Clinics reviews the latest information in the use of positron emission tomography and combined PET/CT. The journal examines PET's effectiveness in cancer diagnosis and staging, as well as its usefulness in dementia, myocardial viability, and other conditions. Topics include breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease and dementia, lymphoma, lung cancer, cardiology, pediatric applications, infection and inflammation, oncologic imaging, neurologic imaging, cardiac imaging, pediatric imaging, PET/CT imaging, and PET/MRI imaging.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,342

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

W.B. Saunders

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1556-8598 / 1559-7814

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

RadiationQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiationMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsLegal Cases and CommentaryLegal case studies and regulationsNeuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchNeuroblastoma Research and Treatments