Another of the top peer-reviewed journals serving radiology is experiencing a time of peak influence.
The 115-year-old American Journal of Roentgenology saw its impact factor, calculated each year by the analytics firm Clarivate, spring from 3.959 in 2020 to 6.582 in 2021.
The journal’s publisher, the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), announced the development July 12.
The ARRS notes a parallel rise in AJR’s ranking from No. 36 to No. 23 in Clarivate’s 136-journal category of radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging. This places AJR in the 83rd percentile in the category—an increase from the 73rd percentile in 2020 and 70th percentile in 2019, ARRS points out.
Overall, AJR articles were cited 42,199 times in 2021, ranking it fourth among all radiology journals.
The journal’s editor-in-chief, Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, comments that the rising impact factor “is a testament to the very high quality of work by our authors, in terms of both novelty and rigor. This growth is also an acknowledgment of the commitment and support of our many reviewers, as well as of our editorial board members.”
AJR reports a worldwide circulation of around 25,000 subscriptions.
Also notching a significant rise in influence according to this year’s Clarivate report was RSNA’s Radiology, which saw its impact factor catapult from 11.105 in 2020 to 29.146 in 2021.
Clarivate released its annual Journal Citation Reports June 28.
ARRS press release on AJR here.
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