Getting published in Radiology: A Deputy Editor’s perspective

Abstract

In 2014 we were fortunate to receive 166 manuscripts from Japanese authors (i.e. the primary institution of the first author is in Japan) for consideration for publication in Radiology. Seventeen of the journal's original research papers were written by Japanese authors; this acceptance rate, 10.2 %, is in keeping with our general acceptance figure of 12 %. Of these, two highly cited papers are worth mentioning here-a paper by Kanda et al. in the Neuroradiology section [1] and a paper by Satoh et al. in the Oncologic Imaging section [2]. We currently have two Japanese radiologists serving as Associated Editors of Radiology, Osamu Matsui, MD and Hiromu Mori, MD. Since July 1, 2013 we have also had 14 active reviewers from Japan. Manuscript preparation and review processManuscripts should be submitted via our online submission system (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rad). Authors should read the "Publication Information for Authors" available online (http://pubs.rsna.org/page/radiology/pia) [3], where we have assembled an "author toolkit" to aid authors Abstract Radiology has been the official journal of the Radiological Society of North America since 1923. In 2014 it had an impact factor of 6.867, the highest for general radiology journals. The journal attracts a world-wide readership of approximately 54,000. Contributions from Japanese radiologists, radiographers, and radiological scientists are greatly welcomed. This article explains how we process the manuscripts submitted to the journal and describes the factors that can contribute to the decision to accept or reject.Keywords Radiology · Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) · Publication · Research General overview and statisticsWe review approximately 3000 manuscripts per year, 35 % of which come from North America. After external peer review, approximately 350 original research papers are published every year. Overall acceptance of manuscripts is 15 %; that for original research papers is 12 %. In 2014 the average time between manuscript submission and the initial editorial decision was 31 days. Each month, the journal publishes approximately 300 pages of peer-reviewed original research, authoritative reviews, well-balanced with submission to our journal ( Fig. 1). For studies dealing with diagnostic accuracy, at the time of manuscript preparation authors are requested to refer to the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (STARD) checklist in the January 2003 issue of Radiology (Fig. 2) [4]. Likewise, for randomized controlled trials, authors should refer to the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) statement; for meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement should be referred to. All correspondence should be sent to our manuscript central website (Fig. 3). Authors should select the appropriate category of submission before preparing the manuscript, because each category has specific formatting requirements (Table 1). Screening of the...

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