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Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1987

ISSN1864-6433

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.611

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.863

Total Worksi

3,609

Total Citationsi

55,957

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Annals of Nuclear Medicine focuses on the development and application of radioactive substances in medicine. An official journal of the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine. Promotes the exchange of ideas, information, and research in nuclear medicine. Includes the medical application of radionuclides and related subjects.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 110 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,609

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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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?

Springer Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1864-6433

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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

108

1.9k

2019

117

1.5k

2020

148

2.1k

2021

117

1.2k

2022

542

2023

118

518

2024

138

278

2025

122

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.

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 ImagingMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedical Imaging and Pathology StudiesRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentProstate Cancer Treatment and ResearchCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

Frequently asked questions about Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Is Annals of Nuclear Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Annals of Nuclear Medicine: 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 Annals of Nuclear Medicine?

Annals of Nuclear Medicine 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 1.86.

Is Annals of Nuclear Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Annals of Nuclear Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.