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Hong Kong Journal of Radiology

Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press · China · Est. 2011

ISSN2223-6619eISSN2307-4620
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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
0.134
H-Indexi
7
SNIPi
0.076
Total Worksi
582
Total Citationsi
571
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.13
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Hong Kong Journal of Radiology(HKJR) is the official peer-reviewed academic journal of theHong Kong College of Radiologists. HKJR is published online quarterly byHong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. HKJR is a continuation of theJournal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. HKJR publishes papers on all aspects of diagnostic imaging, clinical oncology, and nuclear medicine, including original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the Editor. Papers on radiological protection, quality assurance, audit in radiology, and matters related to radiological training or education are also included. HKJR is indexed in EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index, Index Copernicus, and Google Scholar. On acceptance of an article by the journal, the corresponding author will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to HKJR. Except where otherwise noted, content published in HKJR and on this website is licensed under a Creative CommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)licence. The names, email addresses, and other contact details entered in this website will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of HKJR and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.

General Information

Country / RegionChina
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications582
Publisher OrgHong Kong Academy of Medicine
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2223-6619 / 2307-4620
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
41
31
2019
42
52
2020
31
47
2021
56
32
2022
43
24
2023
31
9
2024
31
3
2025
15
0
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 ImagingBreast Lesions and CarcinomasMedical Imaging Techniques and ApplicationsRadiation Dose and ImagingMRI in cancer diagnosisAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsAdvanced X-ray and CT ImagingHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisBreast Cancer Treatment StudiesSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Hong Kong Journal of Radiology

Is Hong Kong Journal of Radiology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong Journal of Radiology?

Hong Kong 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 0.13.

Is Hong Kong Journal of Radiology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hong Kong Journal of Radiology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Hong Kong Journal of Radiology?

Hong Kong Journal of Radiology(HKJR) is the official peer-reviewed academic journal of theHong Kong College of Radiologists. HKJR is published online quarterly byHong Kong Academy of Medicine Press. HKJR is a continuation of theJournal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists. HKJR publishes papers on all aspects of diagnostic imaging, clinical oncology, and nuclear medicine, including original research articles, review articles, perspectives, pictorial essays, case reports, brief communications, editorials, and letters to the Editor. Papers on radiological protection, quality assurance, audit

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