AJR American Journal of Roentgenology

AJR American Journal of Roentgenology
Title	AJR American Journal of Roentgenology
Discipline	Radiology
Language	English
Publisher	American Roentgen Ray Society
Country	United States
History	1896–present
Frequency	Monthly

AJR American Journal of Roentgenology AJR American Journal of Roentgenology is a peer-reviewed medical journal focused on diagnostic imaging, interventional radiology, and radiologic science. The journal is published by the American Roentgen Ray Society and serves clinicians, researchers, and educators affiliated with institutions such as the Mayo Clinic, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cleveland Clinic, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. AJR frequently features work connected to organizations including the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, Society of Interventional Radiology, and National Institutes of Health.

History

Founded in the late 19th century, the journal traces roots to early radiologic pioneers like Wilhelm Röntgen, Marie Curie, and Thomas Edison and developed alongside milestones such as the discovery of X-rays, the establishment of radiology departments at Harvard Medical School and University of Pennsylvania, and clinical advances at Bellevue Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital. Throughout the 20th century the publication paralleled developments at institutions including Johns Hopkins University, University of California San Francisco, Stanford University, and Columbia University, and intersected with figures like Harold Hopkins, Godfrey Hounsfield, and Allan Cormack. Key periods included growth during the postwar expansion of academic medicine tied to the Rockefeller Foundation, the Veterans Affairs hospitals network, and Cold War-era biomedical funding from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health. The journal evolved alongside professional organizations such as the American Roentgen Ray Society, American College of Radiology, and Radiological Society of North America, and responded to regulatory changes influenced by the Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and World Health Organization.

Scope and Content

AJR publishes original research, pictorial essays, case reports, technical innovations, reviews, and practice guidelines covering modalities and topics associated with institutions and figures like computed tomography at GE Healthcare, magnetic resonance imaging developments at Philips, ultrasound innovations from Siemens Healthineers, and interventional techniques popularized at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Mayo Clinic, and Cleveland Clinic. Articles often reference landmark studies from groups at Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts General Hospital, Stanford University, University of California San Francisco, and University of Chicago, and they engage with terminology and standards promoted by the American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, World Health Organization, and National Institutes of Health. Clinical domains include neuroradiology influenced by investigators at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, musculoskeletal radiology with contributions from Hospital for Special Surgery, thoracic imaging tied to Mount Sinai Health System, pediatric imaging developed at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital, and oncology imaging integrating protocols from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Editorial Structure and Peer Review

The editorial board has included editors and associate editors drawn from academic centers such as Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Duke University School of Medicine. The peer-review process involves external reviewers who have affiliations with institutions including Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, University of California Los Angeles, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Michigan. Manuscript workflows coordinate with editorial offices, ethics committees, and organizations such as the Committee on Publication Ethics and follow practices similar to those at The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and BMJ. Conflict-of-interest and disclosure policies align with standards promoted by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and National Institutes of Health.

Publication and Access

AJR is issued monthly and distributed to subscribers in academic libraries at institutions such as Harvard University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge, as well as to hospital systems including Kaiser Permanente and Veterans Health Administration facilities. Electronic access is provided through platforms used by publishers and consortia like ResearchGate, PubMed Central, Scopus, and CrossRef, and content licensing reflects agreements with organizations such as the Copyright Clearance Center and World Health Organization. Special issues and supplements have been produced in collaboration with meetings of the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, and Society of Interventional Radiology.

Abstracting and Indexing

The journal is indexed in major services and databases associated with institutions and companies such as PubMed/MEDLINE at the National Library of Medicine, Scopus at Elsevier, Web of Science at Clarivate, Embase at Elsevier, and Google Scholar at Google. Bibliometric data and citation metrics are periodically aggregated by Clarivate, Elsevier, and NIH tools used by universities including Columbia University, University of California Berkeley, and University of Toronto to assess impact.

Impact and Reception

AJR's influence is reflected in citation practices at academic centers including Johns Hopkins University, Harvard Medical School, Mayo Clinic, and University of Pennsylvania, and in guideline citations from the American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and World Health Organization. The journal's impact factor and metrics tracked by Clarivate and Scopus inform library subscriptions at institutions such as University of Michigan, University of Chicago, and Imperial College London. Editorials and critiques published in or about the journal have been discussed at meetings of the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, European Society of Radiology, and Asian Oceanian Society of Radiology.

Notable Articles and Contributions

Notable contributions include seminal imaging reports and pictorial reviews that have been cited by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the National Institutes of Health. The journal has published influential work on computed tomography techniques developed by teams at GE Healthcare and Canon Medical Systems, MRI advances linked to Philips and Siemens Healthineers research centers, and interventional radiology procedures refined at Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic. Special collections and practice parameters have been referenced by guideline panels of the American College of Radiology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and World Health Organization, and have influenced training curricula at Harvard Medical School, Yale School of Medicine, and Duke University School of Medicine.

Category:Radiology journals