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Insights Into Imaging

Insights into Imaging is a gold open access journal and the official journal of the European Society of Radiology (ESR). It aims to improve the clinical practice of radiology by critically analysing and re-thinking current practices, as well as the implementation of new technologies.

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Subject Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Impact Factor 4.5
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Open
ISSN 1869-4101
eISSN 1869-4101
Invitation Only No
Cost Range £2490.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR APC; VAT or local taxes may apply.

Submission Instructions

Insights Into Imaging accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Critical Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the manuscript content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract is not required to be structured.
Manuscript Main text document must not exceed 5,000 words excluding references and legends. Main text document must contain the title, abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, and optional figure or table legends, and a title page must be included. Manuscript must include key points, keywords, abbreviations, declarations using the template, and a graphical abstract using the template.
References Only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or available through public preprint servers may be cited, while unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Critical Reviews may include a maximum of 12 figures and 5 tables. Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic files. Figures must be submitted as single composite files for multi-panel images and numbered in first-citation order, while tables must be numbered and cited in sequence and must not be embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Educational Review

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract An abstract is required and does not need to be structured. Abstract must be unstructured. Abstract should summarise the main issues of the article, with no mandatory headings specified.
Manuscript Main text must not exceed 5,000 words excluding references and legends. Main text document must contain the title, abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, and optionally figure and table legends, and a title page must be included. Manuscript must include key points, keywords, abbreviations, declarations using the template, and a graphical abstract using the template.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts available through public e-print or preprint servers may be cited, unpublished abstracts/data and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Educational Reviews may include a maximum of 12 figures and 5 tables. Tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end of the text file, figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript, and figures must be uploaded separately in the order cited. Figures, tables, and any electronic supplementary material must be submitted in editable format.
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Original Article

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Insights into Imaging, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the manuscript content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract A structured abstract is required. Abstract must be structured. Abstract must use the headings Objectives, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.
Manuscript Main text must not exceed 3,000 words, excluding references and legends. Submission must include a title page and a main text document containing the title, structured abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, and optionally figure and table legends. Manuscript must include key points, keywords, abbreviations, declarations using the template, and a graphical abstract using the template.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints or preprints may be cited; unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Manuscript may include a maximum of 6 figures and 5 tables. Tables shorter than one page may be placed in the manuscript and longer tables may be placed at the end of the text file, while figure and table legends may optionally be included in the main text document. Figures, tables, and electronic supplementary material must be provided in editable format.
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Guideline

Cover Letter A cover letter must be provided. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any journal policy issues, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable.
Abstract Abstract is not required to be structured and should summarise the main issues of the article.
Manuscript Main text document must not exceed 5,000 words excluding references and legends. Main text document must include the title, abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations, introduction, methods, results, discussion, references, and optional figure or table legends, and the submission must also include a title page. Submission must include key points, keywords, abbreviations, declarations using the template, and a graphical abstract using the template.
References Only published or in-press articles, clinical trial registration records, abstracts, and publicly available e-prints or preprints may be cited, unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, and personal communications must not appear in the reference list, and URLs must be assigned a reference number and included in the reference list.
Figures & Tables Submission may include a maximum of 12 figures and 5 tables. Tables shorter than one page may be placed within the manuscript, tables longer than one page may be placed at the end of the text document, and figure titles and legends must be provided in the main manuscript rather than in the graphic files. Figures, tables, and electronic supplementary material must be provided in editable format, and multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file.
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Recommendations

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published in Insights into Imaging, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract Abstract requirements are not specified.
Manuscript Manuscript requirements are not specified.
References References may include only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or available on public e-print/preprint servers, while unpublished abstracts, unpublished data, personal communications, and URLs in the text are not permitted.
Figures & Tables Tables under one page may be placed in the manuscript at the appropriate location, tables over one page may be placed at the end of the document, and figure titles and legends must appear in the main manuscript while figure files are uploaded separately. Figures must be numbered and uploaded in first-citation order with multi-panel figures submitted as a single composite file, and tables must be numbered in sequence, created using the word processor’s table function, and not embedded as figures or spreadsheet files.
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Statement

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. Cover letter must explain why the manuscript should be published, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare any potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, and confirm the content has not been published or submitted elsewhere.
Abstract An abstract may be included for Statements. Abstract may be unstructured. No mandatory abstract headings are specified.
Manuscript Main text document must not exceed 3,000 words excluding references and legends. Main text document must include the title, abstract, key points, keywords, abbreviations, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and references. Manuscript must include key points, keywords, abbreviations, declarations using the template, and a graphical abstract using the template.
References References may include only published articles, clinical trial registration records, and abstracts that are published, in press, or publicly available as e-prints/preprints, and web links or URLs must be numbered and included in the reference list rather than the text.
Figures & Tables Statements may include a maximum of 6 figures and 5 tables. Tables under one page may be placed within the manuscript, larger tables may be placed at the end, and figure titles must be provided in the main manuscript while figures are uploaded separately. Figures and tables should be provided in editable format, multi-panel figures must be submitted as a single composite file, and figure and table legends are optional in the main text document.
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Recent Publications

Cascade mentoring: a proposal for transforming radiology education in line with the European training curriculum

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Yifei Ni, Hongyi Wang, Anqi Liu, Jianping Wang, Jie Du, Linfeng Xi, Yuhui Qiang, Shiyao Wang, Shi Shu, Jing An, Robert Grimm, Andreas Voskrebenzev, Jens Vogel-Claussen, Ling Zhao, Yanhong Ren, Min Liu

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Kailan Yang, Fangfang Rong, Funing Chu, Yafeng Dong, Hongkai Zhang, Bixiao Wan, Mingzhe Xu, Qingxin Xia, Lin Lu, Ho-Young Song, Hongmin Chen, Jinrong Qu

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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Submission to first decision (median): 17 days.

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Is a cover letter required?

A cover letter is required and should explain why the manuscript should be published in Insights into Imaging, address any issues relating to journal policies, declare potential competing interests, confirm all authors approved the submission, confirm the manuscript has not been published or submitted elsewhere, and name the special issue if applicable. Authors may also suggest preferred and non-preferred peer reviewers in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

An article processing charge applies for each accepted article. The current APC is £2490.00 GBP / $3390.00 USD / €2890.00 EUR, with VAT or local taxes where applicable.

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Research Topics

Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology practices and education Radiation Dose and Imaging MRI in cancer diagnosis Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment AI in cancer detection Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Ultrasound in Clinical Applications Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Breast Lesions and Carcinomas Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Renal cell carcinoma treatment Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Innovations in Medical Education

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