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Aims and scope

Aims and scope

Insights into Imaging is a peer-reviewed, online gold open access journal published under the brand SpringerOpen.
Owned by the European Society of Radiology (ESR), Insights into Imaging accepts original articles, educational and critical review articles as well as position and recommendation papers from leading societies and institutions. Through critical thinking and re-thinking, the authors should provide an insight into how radiology is currently practised and analyse whether it needs to be re-shaped.
Insights into Imaging is the official journal of the following organisations:
European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR)
European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)
European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR)
European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)
European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI)
European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)
European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI)
European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR)
European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)
European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII)

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Annual Journal Metrics

  • 2022 Citation Impact
    4.7 - 2-year Impact Factor
    6.0 - 5-year Impact Factor
    2.200 - SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper)
    1.079 - SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

    2023 Speed
    11 days submission to first editorial decision for all manuscripts (Median)
    108 days submission to accept (Median)

    2023 Usage 
    4,033,130 downloads 
    2,514 Altmetric mentions