European Radiology

What European Radiology does

European Radiology is a hybrid, peer-reviewed scientific journal and the flagship publication of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The journal focuses on clinical and translational research, technical innovations, and educational content across the full breadth of medical imaging, and serves two principal user groups: practicing radiologists who consume the literature for clinical decision-making and continuing education, and academic researchers who use it as a high-visibility publication venue. Its 2025 Journal Citation Reports Impact Factor stands at 6.0, up from 4.7 in 2024, positioning it among the leading general radiology journals globally.

The journal is published on Springer Nature Link, a digital publishing infrastructure that provides global discovery, indexing, and article-level distribution. The product portfolio extends beyond the flagship into five subspecialty titles — Insights into Imaging, European Radiology Experimental, European Radiology Breast, European Radiology Abdomen, and European Radiology Cardiovascular and Thoracic — collectively covering the major imaging subspecialties. Editorial governance includes an Editor-in-Chief (Prof. Bernd Hamm), a Deputy Editor (Bernd J. Wintersperger), and formal affiliations with 12 European subspecialty radiology societies spanning cardiovascular, thoracic, abdominal, breast, neuro, pediatric, musculoskeletal, oncologic, hybrid, urogenital, head/neck, and molecular imaging disciplines.

Economically, European Radiology operates as a nonprofit professional publishing asset under ESR; revenue mechanics combine ESR-membership bundled access for individuals, institutional subscriptions, individual article purchases, and open access article processing charges (APCs) for authors electing OA. Distribution leverages ESR's social channels (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), the ESR journals portal, annual visibility at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR), and Springer Nature's global publishing network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The journal is operated by a small team of 28 editorial and administrative staff, with publishing infrastructure and scale largely provided by the Springer Nature partnership rather than built in-house.

Name

European Radiology

Legal name

European Society of Radiology

Website

https://european-radiology.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

European Radiology is the flagship hybrid-access scientific journal of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), publishing peer-reviewed clinical and translational medical imaging research on Springer Nature Link for radiologists, imaging researchers, and affiliated subspecialty societies globally.

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Product category

Scientific Journal Publishing

NAICS

Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

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Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

Keywords

• Medical imaging journal
• Scientific publishing
• Peer-reviewed research
• Radiology publications
• Hybrid open access

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Hybrid Journal Access: European Radiology employs a hybrid publishing model where ESR members access the journal as part of their membership subscription, while non-members can access individual articles through Springer Nature Link. The journal also generates revenue through open access article processing charges for authors choosing that route.

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Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

European Radiology is the flagship peer-reviewed scientific journal of the European Society of Radiology (ESR), publishing clinical research, technical innovations, and review articles in medical imaging. Operated as a hybrid journal, it distributes content via Springer Nature Link while bundling access for active ESR members, complemented by open access article processing charges for selected articles.

Product overview

European Radiology operates as a journal portfolio led by the flagship European Radiology journal (Impact Factor 2025: 6.0), a hybrid open access and subscription-based scientific publication distributed through Springer Nature Link. The portfolio includes five specialized sub-brands—Insights into Imaging, European Radiology Experimental, European Radiology Breast, European Radiology Abdomen, and European Radiology Cardiovascular and Thoracic—each serving distinct subspecialty areas within medical imaging. ESR active members can access articles as part of their membership, with all articles published on the Springer Nature platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Insights into Imaging: Official journal of the European Society of Radiology focusing on medical imaging insights
• European Radiology Experimental
• European Radiology Breast
• European Radiology Abdomen
• European Radiology Cardiovascular and Thoracic

Products and services

• European Radiology (Flagship Journal)

Quantifiable outcome

• Impact Factor improved from 4.7 to 6.0 in 2025

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• European Society of Radiology (ESR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Radiology is the flagship journal of the European Society of Radiology. ESR provides institutional support, membership distribution channel, and governance through editorial leadership including the Editor-in-Chief and editorial board appointments.
• European Cardiovascular and Thoracic Radiology Society (ESCR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating formal collaborative relationship and shared community of interest in cardiovascular and thoracic imaging.
• European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (ESGAR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating formal collaborative relationship in abdominal imaging research and practice.
• European Society of Hybrid Imaging (ESHI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in hybrid imaging techniques.
• European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating formal collaborative relationship in head and neck imaging.
• European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in neuroradiology.
• European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in oncologic imaging.
• European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology (ESSR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in musculoskeletal imaging.
• European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in thoracic imaging.
• European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in urogenital radiology.
• European Society of Breast Imaging (EUSOBI)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in breast imaging.
• European Society of Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology (EUSOMII)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in molecular imaging.
• European Society of Pediatric Radiology (ESPR)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated society with logo displayed on European Radiology website, indicating collaborative relationship in pediatric radiology.
• Springer NaturecoreTechnology or IntegrationPublisher partner hosting European Radiology on the Springer Nature Link platform, providing digital publishing infrastructure, article hosting, discoverability, and distribution through the publisher's global network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• British Journal of Radiology: The British Journal of Radiology is the flagship publication of the British Institute of Radiology and competes with European Radiology for general clinical imaging research. It is a direct comparable in terms of society ownership, hybrid publishing model, and target audience, though with stronger UK/Commonwealth readership concentration.
• Radiology (RSNA): Radiology is the flagship journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) and the most direct global competitor to European Radiology in clinical imaging research. Both journals compete for top-tier radiology submissions, serve overlapping international audiences, and operate hybrid publishing models with similar revenue structures.
• Journal of the American College of Radiology (JACR): JACR is the American College of Radiology's flagship journal and a peer in the professional society radiology publishing space. While more policy/imaging economics oriented, JACR competes with European Radiology for high-quality radiology practice and health services research submissions.
• American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR): AJR is the flagship journal of the American Roentgen Ray Society and a leading clinical radiology journal competing head-to-head with European Radiology for original research submissions and readership. Both journals publish hybrid content across all radiology subspecialties and rely on professional society distribution channels.
• Investigative Radiology: Investigative Radiology is a long-established Wolters Kluwer-published journal focused on cutting-edge diagnostic imaging research. It directly competes with European Radiology for high-impact methodological and clinical imaging papers and serves a similar global readership of radiologists and researchers.
• Skeletal Radiology: Skeletal Radiology is a Springer-published subspecialty journal covering musculoskeletal imaging. It overlaps directly with European Radiology's MSK content and competes for musculoskeletal imaging submissions, though at narrower scope.
• Academic Radiology: Academic Radiology is the official journal of the Association of University Radiologists and a direct competitor for clinical and educational imaging research. Both journals operate as society-affiliated hybrid publications seeking to publish impactful clinical research across the breadth of medical imaging.

Others

• Insights into Imaging: Insights into Imaging is a sibling journal within the same European Society of Radiology (ESR) portfolio as European Radiology. While not a direct competitor, it operates in the same editorial ecosystem and competes for the same author pool under the same publisher umbrella, making it a useful internal portfolio comparable.

Regional players

• Korean Journal of Radiology: The Korean Journal of Radiology is the flagship journal of the Korean Society of Radiology and an established regional competitor to European Radiology. It publishes clinical imaging research with growing international reach, particularly in Asia, and is comparable in scope and hybrid publishing model.

Emerging players

• Radiology: Artificial Intelligence: Radiology: Artificial Intelligence is an RSNA-published emerging journal focused on AI in imaging, representing the frontier of radiology publishing. It is comparable to European Radiology in terms of society backing and clinical readership, but competes for a narrower but rapidly growing AI-in-imaging sub-segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EurRadiology
• Facebookfacebook.com/EuropeanRadiology
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/european-radiology

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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