Journal of Imaging

Journal of Imaging is an international, multi/interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal of imaging techniques, published online monthly by MDPI.
  • Open Accessfree for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
  • High Visibility: indexed within Scopus, ESCI (Web of Science), PubMed, PMCdblp, Inspec, Ei Compendex, and other databases.
  • Journal Rank: JCR - Q2 (Imaging Science and Photographic Technology) / CiteScore - Q1 (Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging)
  • Rapid Publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision is provided to authors approximately 18 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 3.6 days (median values for papers published in this journal in the second half of 2025).
  • Recognition of Reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any MDPI journal, in appreciation of the work done.
Impact Factor: 3.3 (2024); 5-Year Impact Factor: 3.3 (2024)
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Topic in Applied Sciences, Computers, Electronics, Information, J. Imaging
Visual Computing and Understanding: New Developments and Trends Topic Editors: Wei Zhou, Guanghui Yue, Wenhan Yang
Deadline: 31 March 2026
Topic in Applied Sciences, Electronics, J. Imaging, MAKE, Information, BDCC, Signals
Applications of Image and Video Processing in Medical Imaging Topic Editors: Jyh-Cheng Chen, Kuangyu Shi
Deadline: 30 April 2026
Topic in Diagnostics, Electronics, J. Imaging, Mathematics, Sensors
Transformer and Deep Learning Applications in Image Processing Topic Editors: Fengping An, Haitao Xu, Chuyang Ye
Deadline: 31 May 2026
Topic in AI, Applied Sciences, Electronics, J. Imaging, Sensors, IJGI
State-of-the-Art Object Detection, Tracking, and Recognition Techniques Topic Editors: Mang Ye, Jingwen Ye, Cuiqun Chen
Deadline: 30 June 2026
Special Issue in J. Imaging
Image Segmentation: Trends and Challenges Guest Editor: Nikolaos Mitianoudis
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Special Issue in J. Imaging
Progress and Challenges in Biomedical Image Analysis—2nd Edition Guest Editors: Lei Li, Zehor Belkhatir
Deadline: 31 January 2026
Special Issue in J. Imaging
Computer Vision for Medical Image Analysis Guest Editors: Rahman Attar, Le Zhang
Deadline: 15 February 2026
Special Issue in J. Imaging
Emerging Technologies for Less Invasive Diagnostic Imaging Guest Editors: Francesca Angelone, Noemi Pisani, Armando Ricciardi
Deadline: 28 February 2026
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