European Radiology

European Radiology is the official and flagship journal of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), published by Springer. Founded in 1991 and issued monthly, it reaches a worldwide readership and is among the most widely circulated titles in radiology. It is a hybrid journal, with electronic access for ESR active members included in their membership.European Radiology 是欧洲放射学会（ESR）的机关刊，也是该学会的旗舰刊物，由 Springer 出版，创刊于 1991 年，现为月刊，读者群覆盖全球，放射学专业内发行量居前。该刊为混合开放获取期刊，ESR 正式会员可凭会员身份免费阅读全文。^[1]

Scope

The journal aims to improve and update scientific knowledge in medical imaging by continuously fostering and publishing relevant, impactful and novel research and technical innovations, with a preference for prospective randomized trials and exceptional technical innovations.该刊的目标是通过持续培育并发表相关、有影响力且具新颖性的研究与技术进展，推动并更新医学影像领域的科学知识，偏好前瞻性随机对照试验与卓越的技术创新。

• It publishes original articles, reviews, guidelines, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and special reports across all areas of clinical radiology, and also commentaries that enlighten complex scientific innovations.正文体裁包括原创论文、综述、指南、系统综述与荟萃分析以及特别报告，同时刊发能够阐明复杂科学创新的评论文章。
• It welcomes impactful and novel research in all fields of clinical imaging and original work with vital clinical relevance for patient care.受欢迎的投稿方向涵盖各临床影像领域中有影响力且新颖的研究，以及对患者照护具有实质临床意义的工作。
• Research advancing diagnoses, staging and clinical decision making across all clinical areas is equally in scope.推进诊断、分期与临床决策的研究同样在列，涵盖所有临床亚专业。
• Technical innovations and developments count too, including computational science, artificial intelligence and radiomics related to medical imaging.技术革新与发展也在收稿之列，包括与医学影像相关的计算科学、人工智能与影像组学。
• Evidence-based imaging guidelines and recommendations from experts and leading institutions are regular fare, and because the journal is owned by ESR it welcomes submissions from all regions with the aim of publishing globally relevant articles.基于证据的影像学指南与来自专家及权威机构的推荐同样是常规内容；该刊由 ESR 拥有，面向全球各地区征稿，目标是刊发具有全球相关性的文章。

The stable readership that ESR membership brings, combined with the regular production of guidelines and consensus statements, gives the journal both academic weight and practical influence in the field.依托 ESR 会员体系带来的广泛而稳定的读者基础，加上指南与共识类内容的常态化产出，使该刊在放射学界同时具备学术影响与实践影响力。

History

• 1991: The late Josef Lissner founded the journal in Munich and served as its first editor-in-chief. It has never been renamed.1991：已故的 Josef Lissner 教授在慕尼黑创办该刊，并担任首任主编，此后从未更名。
• 1990s to 2000s: Albert L. Baert and then Adrian K. Dixon took over as editors-in-chief, establishing the journal's standing in general clinical radiology.1990 年代至 2000 年代：Albert L. Baert 与 Adrian K. Dixon 先后接掌主编职位，逐步确立了它在综合临床放射学领域的地位。
• 2005: ESR was formed from the European Congress of Radiology and the European Association of Radiology, after which the journal became its official organ, with an editorial office in Vienna.2005：ESR 由欧洲放射学大会与欧洲放射学协会整合成立，该刊此后成为其机关刊，编辑部设在奥地利维也纳。
• 2010: The sister journal Insights into Imaging was launched with a focus on educational articles, later joined by European Radiology Experimental, the youngest member of the ESR family, which covers experimental and basic-science radiology.2010：姊妹刊 Insights into Imaging 创刊，以教育类文章为重点；European Radiology Experimental 作为 ESR 期刊家族中最年轻的成员稍后加入，聚焦实验与基础科学方向。
• Around 2013: Maximilian F. Reiser became editor-in-chief, later succeeded by Bernd Hamm, and the journal's impact factor rose to 6.0 in 2025.2013 年前后：Maximilian F. Reiser 出任主编，此后 Bernd Hamm 接任；近年影响因子升至 2025 年的 6.0。^[2]

Editors

The journal is owned by ESR, its editorial office sits in the ESR scientific publications department in Vienna, and the editor-in-chief is appointed by and accountable to the society. With numerous deputy editors and section editors covering imaging subspecialties, the full board is available on the journal website.该刊由 ESR 拥有，编辑办公室设在奥地利维也纳的 ESR 科学出版部，主编由学会任命并向学会负责。副主编人数众多，并按影像亚专业设有科学编辑委员会分区编辑，完整名单可在期刊官网查询。

• The current editor-in-chief is Bernd Hamm of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany), a senior figure in medical imaging.现任主编为 Bernd Hamm，他任职于柏林夏里特大学医院，是医学影像学界的资深学者。
• The deputy editors include Rolf W Günther of Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (Germany), Helmut Prosch of the Medical University of Vienna (Austria), Bernd J. Wintersperger of the University of Toronto (Canada), and colleagues from Spain, Switzerland, South Korea, Italy and Germany.副主编团队包括来自柏林夏里特大学的 Rolf W Günther、维也纳医科大学的 Helmut Prosch、多伦多大学的 Bernd J. Wintersperger，以及来自西班牙、瑞士、韩国、意大利、德国等地的多位学者。
• The scientific editorial board is organised by section editors for breast, cardiac, chest, head and neck, emergency, gastrointestinal and abdominal, magnetic resonance, musculoskeletal, neuro, nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, oncology, paediatric, ultrasound, urogenital, vascular and interventional, imaging physics, and imaging informatics with artificial intelligence.科学编辑委员会按乳腺、心脏、胸腹部、头部与颈部、急诊、胃肠道与腹部、磁共振、肌骨、神经、核医学与分子影像、肿瘤、儿科、超声、泌尿生殖、血管介入、影像物理与影像信息学及人工智能等分区分设编辑。
• Ferdia A. Gallagher of the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) chairs the ESR publications committee, publication ethics is handled by Professor Adrian K. Dixon, and the median submission-to-first-decision time is about 18 days.ESR 出版委员会主席由 剑桥大学（英国）的 Ferdia A. Gallagher 担任，出版伦理方向另由 Adrian K. Dixon 教授把关；期刊自投稿至首次决定的中位时间为 18 天。