BJ

British Journal of Radiology

The British Journal of Radiology is an international, multi-disciplinary journal covering the clinical and technical aspects of medical imaging, radiotherapy, oncology, medical physics, radiobiology and the underpinning sciences.

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Subject Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Impact Factor 3.4
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
ISSN 0007-1285
eISSN 1748-880X
Invitation Only No
Cost Range There is usually an Article Processing Charge for fully open access journals, and authors usually pay an APC for gold open access in hybrid journals.

Submission Instructions

British Journal of Radiology accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Research Article

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Research Articles must include a structured abstract. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Advances in knowledge.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 3,000 words. Manuscript must include the section headers Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords, and the abstract must include an Advances in knowledge section of one or two sentences describing the paper’s novelty and contribution to current research in the field.
References References must not exceed 50. References must follow AMA, 11th edition. References must be numbered, use NLM journal abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6, in which case the first 3 authors should be followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Research Articles may include a maximum of 10 figures and 5 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and figure titles, legends, and captions must be included within the manuscript file rather than in the image files. All tables must be numbered and cited in the text, supplied in an editable format rather than as images, and all figures must have legends and alt text included in the main manuscript file under the relevant figure legend.
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Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords.
References Reference list must contain no more than 100 references. References must follow AMA, 11th edition. References must be numbered, use NLM journal abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6 authors in which case the first 3 should be followed by et al., and cite sources in the text with superscript numbers.
Figures & Tables Reviews may include a maximum of 12 figures and 5 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text. Tables must be supplied in an editable format and all figures and tables must be numbered and cited in the text, with legends included for both.
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Systematic Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Systematic Reviews must include a structured abstract. The abstract must not exceed 250 words. The abstract must be structured. The abstract must use the headings Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Advances in knowledge.
Manuscript Systematic Reviews must not exceed 3,000 words. The manuscript must include the section headers Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. The manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords, and the abstract must include an Advances in knowledge section of one or two sentences describing novelty and contribution to current research.
References Systematic Reviews must include no more than 50 references. References must follow AMA, 11th edition. References must be numbered, use NLM journal abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6 authors, in which case the first 3 should be followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Systematic Reviews may include a maximum of 10 figures and 5 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and figure legends must be included within the manuscript file while figure files are uploaded separately. All tables and figures must be numbered and cited in the text, tables must have legends and be supplied in editable format rather than as images, and alt text is required for all figures.
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Pictorial Review

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 1,500 words. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords.
References References must not exceed 15. References must follow AMA, 11th edition. References must be numbered, use NLM journal abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6 in which case the first 3 should be followed by et al, and give page spans in full inclusive form.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include a maximum of 15 figures and 4 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, while figure titles, legends, and captions must be included within the manuscript file and each figure must be submitted as a separate file. Tables must be supplied in an editable format rather than as images, and all figures and tables must be numbered and cited in the text.
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Guidelines And Recommendations

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract An unstructured abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 200 words. Abstract must be unstructured.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 4,000 words. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords.
References References must not exceed 100. References must follow AMA, 11th edition. References must be numbered, use NLM journal title abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6 in which case the first 3 should be followed by et al, and cite sources in the text with superscript numbers.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include a maximum of 12 figures and 5 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, while figure legends and captions must be included in the manuscript file and figure files uploaded separately. Tables must be numbered and cited in the text, supplied in editable format rather than as images, and all figures and tables must have legends.
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Short Communication

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract A structured abstract is required for Short Communications. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract must be structured using the specified subheadings. Abstract must use the headings Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Advances in knowledge.
Manuscript Manuscript must not exceed 2,000 words. Manuscript must include the section headings Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion. Manuscript must include 3 to 10 keywords, and the abstract must include an Advances in knowledge section of one or two sentences describing the paper’s novelty and contribution to current research in the field.
References References must not exceed 15. AMA style is required. References must be numbered, use NLM journal abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6 authors, and for more than 6 authors list the first 3 followed by et al.
Figures & Tables Short Communications may include a maximum of 5 figures and 2 tables. Tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and figure legends must be included within the manuscript file while figure files are submitted separately. Tables must be supplied in an editable format rather than as images, and all figures and tables must be numbered and cited in the text.
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Letter To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required for Letters To The Editor.
Manuscript Letters To The Editor must not exceed 750 words. Letters To The Editor must include 3 to 10 keywords, and all authors should sign the letter.
References Letters To The Editor must include no more than 10 references. References must follow AMA, 11th edition. References must be numbered, use NLM journal abbreviations, list all authors unless there are more than 6 in which case the first 3 are followed by et al, and use full inclusive page spans.
Figures & Tables Letters To The Editor may include a maximum of 2 figures and should not contain tables or figures unless absolutely necessary. All tables must be placed at the end of the main text, and figure legends must be included within the manuscript file. Tables must be numbered and cited in the text, and all figures and tables must have legends.
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Recent Publications

CT-guided microwave ablation for large inoperable pulmonary metastases from sarcoma: a case series

Lin Xie, Fei Cao, Lujun Shen, Han Qi, Tao Huang, Ying Wu, Shuanggang Chen, Weijun Fan

10.1093/bjr/tqag088
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Incidental pulmonary embolism and the value of CT pulmonary angiography follow-up versus expert review

Callum R T Kidson, Hyon-Mok Sohn, Joseph Page, Jonathan C L Rodrigues

10.1093/bjr/tqag140
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A comparison of contrast-to-noise ratio of liver tumors between dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) CT and respiration-tracked 4D-CT for radiotherapy targeting

Haechan J Yang, Nikolaj KG Jensen, Ben Beech, Stewart Gaede, Eugene Wong, Michael Lock

10.1093/bjr/tqag132
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Kinetic modelling with total body PET - current status and future applications

Beverley F Holman, Neil Davis, Adnan Chowdhury, Jannat Khan, Hemangini Natarajan, Richard Meades, Tamar Willson, Viraj Yoosoof, Daniel McCool

10.1093/bjr/tqag139
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European Multicentre Study on Recurrent Imaging Practice in Computed Tomography

Marco Brambilla, Jenia Vassileva, Simona Avramova-Cholakova, László Balkay, Efstathios P Efstathopoulos, Kathrin Entz, Hannie Förnvik, Felix Gebser, Emil Georgiev, Bouchra Habib Geryes, Birute Griciene, Joanna Kidoń-Szołtysek, Marta Kolarek, Mika Kortesniemi, David Kozák, Ivana Kralik, Ingunn Løvik, Georgios Menikou, Roberto M Sánchez, Marta Sans Merce, Alexander Schegerer, Marcus Söderberg, Annalisa Trianni, Janne Vignero

10.1093/bjr/tqag134
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Accepted Manuscript is published within one week after acceptance and signing the publishing agreement.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is not compulsory and can be included on the title page. The submitting author must disclose related or similar manuscripts in the cover letter, and AI use should be disclosed in cover letters to editors and in the Methods or Acknowledgements section.

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What are the publication costs?

There is usually an Article Processing Charge for fully open access journals, and authors usually pay an APC for gold open access in hybrid journals.

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Research Topics

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