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Iranian Journal of Radiology

Brieflands · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN2008-2711

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2017-03-01). 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 (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.15

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.194

Total Worksi

1,435

Total Citationsi

6,109

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Iranian Journal of Radiology is a scientific forum dedicated primarily to topics relevant to radiology and allied sciences, with a focus on issues in developing countries that have received little attention in Western medical literature. It publishes original research articles, evidence-based reviews, and case reports to enhance scientific knowledge and practice within radiology and related fields.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,435

Publisher OrgBrieflands

OA Since2015

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brieflands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2008-2711

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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

165

2019

235

2020

117

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

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)

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingMRI in cancer diagnosisRadiation Dose and ImagingAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsBreast Lesions and CarcinomasBone Tumor Diagnosis and TreatmentsSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentCardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Radiology

Is Iranian Journal of Radiology a predatory journal?

Iranian Journal of Radiology was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-03-01). 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 Radiology?

Iranian Journal of Radiology 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 0.52.

Is Iranian Journal of Radiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iranian Journal of Radiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.