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South African Journal of Radiology

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa

ISSN2078-6778

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.266

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.6

SNIPi

0.76

Total Worksi

1,476

Total Citationsi

2,878

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.64

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The SA Journal of Radiology is the official journal of the Radiological Society of South Africa, the professional association of radiologists in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. The journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access, general diagnostic imaging journal which carries clinically relevant original research, review articles, pictorial essays, case reports, letters and editorials.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,476

Publisher OrgAOSIS

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2078-6778

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Portico

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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

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

253

2019

222

2020

245

2021

133

2022

100

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.

Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologyQ3

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging

Scopus Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingRadiological and Ultrasound Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Radiology practices and educationRadiation Dose and ImagingRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBreast Lesions and CarcinomasTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Radiology

Is South African Journal of Radiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of Radiology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 South African Journal of Radiology?

South African 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.6.

Is South African Journal of Radiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Journal of Radiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.