SciSight Ecosystem
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #3,617CAS 2区Top JournalHybrid

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Abbreviation (ISO):J. Am. Coll. Radiol
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 1.203•SCImago Rank: #3,617•Identifier (ISSN):1546-1440(Print)•Articles / Year: 180•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,375 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
5.3
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
48

48 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
180articles/year
4.66% Gold OA•95.52% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

3.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20263.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.3)
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20253.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.1)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 6.24)
🔵 Computed
20213.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.532)
🔵 Computed
20202.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.268)
🔵 Computed
20192.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.785)
🔵 Computed
20182.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.383)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The official journal of the American College of Radiology, JACR informs its readers of timely, pertinent, and important topics affecting the practice of diagnostic radiologists, interventional radiologists, medical physicists, and radiation oncologists. In so doing, JACR improves their practices and helps optimize their role in the health care system. By providing a forum for informative, well-written articles on health policy, clinical practice, practice management, data science, and education, JACR engages readers in a dialogue that ultimately benefits patient care.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine78.6%Political science57.1%Law55.5%Computer science49.7%Biology47.7%Physics46.3%Radiology44.2%Economics36.9%Medical physics32.2%Psychology30.5%Internal medicine30.1%Business29.2%Chemistry29.2%Pathology26.1%Biochemistry25.5%MEDLINE23%Surgery21.8%Economic growth21.1%Philosophy20.9%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,617Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2004-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.203

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
91

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.74

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,375 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,597
3-Year Documents967
Citable Documents699

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate46.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingQ1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Editorial Address
STE 800, 230 PARK AVE, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10169
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCRSCIE
27/217Q1
RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGING
JCISCIE
27/217Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—25378
20255.14331,029
202443151,448
20234.54023,898
20226.243463,321
20215.5323043,802
20204.2684098,720
20193.7853927,228
20183.3834729,949
2017—48612,031
2016—4197,695
2015—3805,964
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the American College of Radiology

WoS Q1
2468201820192020202120222023202420255.10
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:5.1

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-30