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Welcome to the World Journal of Radiology

World Journal of Radiology (WJR, World J Radiol) is a high-quality, open-access academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process. The journal focuses on publishing clinical, basic, and translational research achievements that are innovative, novel, and practical in the fields of radiology. The types of articles published in WJR include Editorial, Opinion Review, Frontier, Review, Minireview, Clinical Research, Basic Study, Systematic Review, Meta-analysis, Evidence-based Medicine, Field of Vision, Clinical Guidelines, Letter to the Editor, and Case Report. All submissions must comply with academic norms and ethical requirements. WJR is edited and published by the Baishideng Publishing Group. Submit here >> 

2025 Published Issues
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Editors-in-Chief
  • Thomas J Vogl, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail: thomas.vogl@kgu.de) Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt 60596, Germany
Indexing/Abstracting
The WJR is now abstracted and indexed in PubMed, PubMed Central, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI, Web of Science), Reference Citation Analysis, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Superstar Journals Database.
Journal Metrics
The 2025 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2024 journal impact factor (JIF) for WJR as 1.5; JIF without journal self cites: 1.4; 5-year JIF: 1.6; JIF Rank: 137/212 in radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging; JIF Quartile: Q3; and 5-year JIF Quartile: Q3.
ISSN
1949-8470 (online)
Latest Manuscript Statistics
Received (127), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (29 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (24 days/Mean), Accepted (59.1%/Mean), Production Time (25 days/Mean), Time to Publication (109 days/Mean), and Rejected (15.7%/Mean).
Review
Minireviews
Yehya Tlaiss, Alaa Tarchichi, Katherine Atallah, Ehab Al Mashtoub, Issa Zalzali, Zeinab Chokor, Issam Fassih, Najah Harb, Jane Kassas, Hussein Hamze 
World J Radiol 17(11):113012. Published online Nov 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i11.113012
Arosh S Perera Molligoda Arachchige, Gabriel Amorim Moreira Alves, Daniil Fedorov, Gaia Ressa, Luca Cappellini, Riccardo Levi, Giovanni Savini, Federica Catapano, Marco Francone, Letterio S Politi 
World J Radiol 17(11):113701. Published online Nov 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i11.113701
Retrospective Study
Nektaria Karangeli, George Triantafyllou, Panagiotis Papadopoulos-Manolarakis, Nikolaos-Achilleas Arkoudis, Georgios Velonakis, Alexandros Samolis, Maria Piagkou 
World J Radiol 17(11):113153. Published online Nov 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i11.113153
Observational Study
Nicholas Viceconti, Mattia Paratore, Fabio Del Zompo, Maria Assunta Zocco, Maria Elena Ainora, Giorgio Esposto, Antonio Gasbarrini, Maurizio Pompili, Laura Riccardi, Matteo Garcovich 
World J Radiol 17(11):111651. Published online Nov 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i11.111651
Letter to the Editor