Academic Radiology

Academic Radiology is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal founded in 1994 and published by Elsevier as the official journal of the Association of Academic Radiology and its affiliated societies, covering radiology education, diagnostic imaging research and academic radiology practice, and its 2025 Journal Impact Factor is 4.7《学术放射学》（Academic Radiology）是 1994 年创刊的同行评审医学月刊，由（Elsevier）出版，为学术放射学会及其附属学会的官方期刊，内容涵盖放射学教育、诊断影像研究与学术放射学执业，2025 年期刊影响因子为 4.7。

Scope

• The journal publishes articles on all aspects of academic radiology, with radiology education as a core area of coverage该刊发表涵盖学术放射学各领域的文章，放射学教育是核心收稿方向。
• It welcomes emerging research on advances in radiology education, diagnostic imaging and interventional techniques刊物欢迎放射学教育、诊断影像与介入技术进展方面的前沿研究。
• Coverage extends to quality improvement, population health and health services research收稿范围延伸至质量改进、人群健康与卫生服务研究。
• Academic practice administration, health system redesign and leadership are also within scope学术执业管理、卫生体系重构与领导力研究亦在收稿范围内。
• Article types include hypothesis-driven investigations, brief reports on innovations, clinical reviews, systematic reviews and meta-analyses文章类型包括假设驱动的研究、创新简报、临床综述、系统综述与荟萃分析。
• The journal also publishes white papers, perspectives, point/counterpoint debates, commentaries on literature outside radiology and letters to the editor该刊还发表白皮书、观点文章、观点交锋、放射学以外文献的评论以及致编辑信件。
• Invited columns on arts and humanities, medicolegal issues and dilemmas in radiology education and practice are regular features, and the editorial team sponsors focus issues艺术与人文、医疗法律问题以及放射学教育与临床困境等特邀专栏是该刊常设栏目，编辑团队还策划专题聚焦专辑。

History

• In 1994 the sponsoring academic radiology societies of the Association of University Radiologists withdrew their support from Investigative Radiology and founded Academic Radiology as their own journal, with Bruce J. Hillman as the first editor1994 年，大学放射学家协会的各赞助学术放射学会退出《研究放射学》（Investigative Radiology），创办了自己的期刊《学术放射学》，由（Bruce J. Hillman）担任首任主编。
• From 1994 to 1996 the American College of Radiology assisted the association with publication, and in 1996 the Radiological Society of North America took over publishing support, the year the Association of Program Directors in Radiology became the fourth sponsoring society1994 年至 1996 年由美国放射学会协助该协会出版，1996 年起北美放射学会接手出版协助工作，同年放射学项目主任协会成为第四个赞助学会。
• With the August 2003 issue, Elsevier officially became the publisher of the journal, succeeding the earlier publishing arrangements自 2003 年 8 月号起，（Elsevier）正式成为该刊出版方，接替此前的出版安排。^[1]
• Editorial histories of the journal record the founding and publishing transitions, and successive editors have included Edmund A. Franken, Stanley Baum and N. Reed Dunnick, who became the seventh editor in 2017该刊刊史文章记录了创办与出版方更迭，历任主编包括（Edmund A. Franken）、（Stanley Baum）与（N. Reed Dunnick），后者于 2017 年成为第七任主编。^[2][3]
• In 2024 the Association of University Radiologists changed its name to the Association of Academic Radiology after a membership vote at its annual meeting, and the journal continues as its official journal2024 年，大学放射学家协会经年会会员投票更名为学术放射学会，该刊继续作为其官方期刊出版。
• The journal has appeared monthly since its founding and offers a hybrid open access route with an article publishing charge alongside the subscription route该刊创刊以来按月出版，除订阅路径外还提供混合开放获取路径，作者可支付文章处理费选择开放获取。
• Recent Journal Impact Factors were 3.173 in 2021 and 5.482 in 2022, followed by 3.9 in 2024 and 4.7 in 2025, and the CiteScore stands at 6该刊近年期刊影响因子 2021 年为 3.173、2022 年为 5.482，2024 年为 3.9，2025 年为 4.7，CiteScore 为 6。

Editors

• The Editor-in-Chief is Priscilla J. Slanetz of Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire, a breast imaging specialist现任主编为（Priscilla J. Slanetz），供职于新罕布什尔州黎巴嫩的达特茅斯希区柯克医疗中心，研究方向为乳腺影像。
• Seven senior deputy editors form the editorial leadership team, drawn from Johns Hopkins University, the University of Cincinnati, Stanford University, Weill Cornell Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital and the University of Chicago七名高级副主编组成编辑领导团队，分别来自约翰斯·霍普金斯大学、辛辛那提大学、斯坦福大学、威尔康奈尔医学院、斯塔滕岛大学医院与芝加哥大学。
• The masthead further lists 51 deputy editors and 71 associate editors, and the editorial board totals 166 editors and board members across 10 countries and regions, with the United States accounting for 144 of them编辑团队还包括 51 名副主编与 71 名副编辑，编委会共有来自 10 个国家及地区的 166 名编辑与编委，其中美国 144 人。
• Editors emeriti are Stanley Baum, Edmund A. Franken, Bruce J. Hillman and N. Reed Dunnick, and an editorial executive committee chaired by Omer Awan of the University of Maryland supports the Editor-in-Chief荣誉编辑为（Stanley Baum）、（Edmund A. Franken）、（Bruce J. Hillman）与（N. Reed Dunnick），编辑执行委员会由马里兰大学的（Omer Awan）主持，协助主编工作。
• The journal employs double blinded review, requiring a separate title page and a blinded manuscript, reviewers are given up to 14 days to render an opinion, and all decisions are made by the Editor-in-Chief in consultation with the editorial leadership team该刊采用双盲评审，要求作者分别上传标题页与盲审稿件，审稿人最长 14 天内出具意见，全部稿件决定由主编会同编辑领导团队作出。
• The journal does not entertain pre-submission inquiries, and invited Point/Counterpoint topics must be emailed to the Editor-in-Chief for approval in advance该刊不接受投稿前咨询，特邀观点交锋栏目选题须事先发送电子邮件获主编批准。
• Regular columns have co-editors, including Signals vs. Noise, Beyond the Grayscale, The Fine Print and Beyond Academic Radiology, and focus issue proposals are welcomed from association affinity groups and affiliated societies常设专栏均设共同编辑，包括（Signals vs. Noise）、（Beyond the Grayscale）、（The Fine Print）与（Beyond Academic Radiology），专题聚焦专辑选题欢迎学会专业组与附属学会提出。