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Cancer Imaging

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1740-5025eISSN1470-7330

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

0.975

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.074

Total Works

2,016

Total Citations

39,117

2yr Mean Citedness

4.34

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the application of medical imaging techniques, including MRI, CT, and PET/CT, for the diagnosis, staging, and treatment response assessment of various cancers. Studies investigate the use of novel imaging agents and quantitative imaging parameters to differentiate tumor subtypes, predict prognosis, and monitor therapeutic effects in cancers such as colorectal, lung, gastric, pancreatic, brain, bladder, prostate, and lymphoma.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyTwo No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,016

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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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?

1740-5025 / 1470-7330

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

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2024

2025

2026

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ1

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

OncologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Radiological and Ultrasound Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMRI in cancer diagnosisMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentHead and Neck Cancer StudiesAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingProstate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research