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Annals of Nuclear Medicine

Springer Japan · Japan · Est. 1987

ISSN1864-6433

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.661

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.863

Total Works

3,609

Total Citations

55,957

2yr Mean Citedness

1.86

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Retractions

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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

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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?

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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

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