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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
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 (111), Peer Review Time (5 days/Mean), Time to First Decision (29 days/Mean), Second Decision Time (24 days/Mean), Accepted (56.8%/Mean), Production Time (26 days/Mean), Time to Publication (110 days/Mean), and Rejected (15.3%/Mean).
Editorial
Minireviews
George Latsios, Elias Sanidas, Maria Velliou, Marina Kalogridaki, Pavlos Bounas, Andreas Synetos, Constantina Aggeli, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Costas Tsioufis 
World J Radiol 17(9):111884. Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.111884
Retrospective Cohort Study
Retrospective Study
Observational Study
Arshed Hussain Parry, Irshad Hassan, Basit Rehaman, Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Shylla Mir, Naseer Ahmad Khan, Irshad Mohiuddin Bhat, Shaafiya Ashraf 
World J Radiol 17(9):112173. Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.112173
Systematic Reviews
Mohamad Tlais, Hussein Hamze, Ali Hteit, Karim Haddad, Issam El Fassih, Issa Zalzali, Sally Mahmoud, Sabine Karaki, Diana Jabbour 
World J Radiol 17(9):111493. Published online Sep 28, 2025. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v17.i9.111493