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Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Tehran University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 1993

ISSN2008-2509
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2015-09-28). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.14
H-Indexi
10
SNIPi
0.148
Total Worksi
378
Total Citationsi
644
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary Language
1st Year Published1993
Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2021)
Total Publications378
Publisher OrgKnowledge E
OA Since2018
Visit Journal Website

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

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2008-2509
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
14
13
2014
16
55
2015
18
46
2016
20
43
2017
18
38
2018
22
29
2019
13
11
2020
18
12
2021

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 ImagingQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiopharmaceutical Chemistry and ApplicationsMedical Imaging and Pathology StudiesCardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingAdvanced Radiotherapy TechniquesRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Is Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine a predatory journal?

Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2015-09-28). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine?

Iranian Journal 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.

Is Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine?

Subject areas: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref