Peer review process
As of January 2023, European Radiology Experimental uses a single-blinded peer review process, where manuscripts sent to reviewers are no longer be anonymized or blinded, but reviewers’ names continue to be unknown to authors.
Preparing your manuscript
All manuscripts must be submitted online, via our submission system “Editorial Manager”.
Please read the submission guidelines for your article type carefully when preparing your manuscript.
Contact the Editorial Office if you have any questions.
ORCID-ID required for corresponding authors
To enhance transparent and trustworthy connections between researchers, it is now required for corresponding authors of every submission to provide an ORCID iD. In case of not having an account, registration is free of charge and can be done at orcid.org/register.
Guidelines for the use of large language models by authors, reviewers, and editors
- AI or AI-assisted tools do not qualify as authors, only humans do.
- Authors are fully responsible for the entire content of their work.
- Authors are fully responsible for correctly labelling and disclosing which parts of their work has been created by or in assistance of AI:
- AI-tools used to generate results must be described in detail in the methods section.
- AI-tools used for writing and content editing must be disclosed in the acknowledgements.
- Reviewers and editors are obliged to confidentiality and should not upload manuscripts to software or AI-assisted tools where confidentiality cannot be assured.
A detailed statement can be found here.
Considered submission topics
- Biomathematics and computer modelling
- New contrast materials, tracers and theranostics
- Experimental models of human disease
- Metabolic and functional imaging
- Image reconstruction, post-processing and fusion imaging
- Information technology and teleradiology
- Methodology and statistics
- Physics in radiology, radiobiology, and radioprotection
- Imaging biomarkers, radiomics and radiogenomics
- Innovations in interventional radiology
- Molecular and hybrid imaging
- Novel imaging modalities/techniques
For submissions outside these topics, please send a pre-submisison inquiry, which will be reviewed by the Editor in Chief.
Article Processing Charges
Many institutions have SpringerOpen membership agreements with our publisher (see here) or consider other funding options (see here).
FAQ
Do I have to pay article processing charges?
All articles published in European Radiology Experimental are open access and freely available online, immediately upon publication. This is made possible by an article-processing charge (APC) that covers the range of publishing services we provide. This includes provision of online tools for editors and authors, article production and hosting, liaison with abstracting and indexing services, and customer services. This means that all articles accepted and published in European Radiology Experimental are subject to an APC.
The coverage of the APC must be clarified and checked upon submission, even if it is only paid after the manuscript has been accepted for publication. The APC can be charged to the authors directly, their funding institution, employer or any other coverage option the group might have.
Who - when - how?
Upon editorial acceptance of an article, the corresponding author will be notified that payment is due. You need to arrange payment unless a waiver has been granted (the approval of a waiver must always be checked during the initial submission and never after acceptance), or your institution or employer is covering the cost through the Springer Open Membership Programme.
The APC for publication in European Radiology Experimental is
2024: £ 1,890 / US$ 2,790 / € 2,290
2025: £ 2,090 / US$ 2,990 / € 2,490
excl. VAT or local taxes.
If the corresponding author’s institution participates in our open access membership program, some or all of the publication cost may be covered (more details available on the membership page). The publisher routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries. For other countries, article-processing charge waivers or discounts are granted on a case-by-case basis to authors with insufficient funds. Authors can request a waiver or discount during the submission process. For further details, see the article processing charge page.
SpringerOpen provides a free open access funding support service to help authors discover and apply for article processing charge funding. Visit the OA funding and policy support page to view a list of research funders and institutions that provide funding for APCs, and to learn more about the email support service.
Funding options
Waivers:
If you come from a low-income country, charges are routinely waived. For other countries, APC waivers or discounts are granted on a case-by-case basis to authors with insufficient funds. If you wish to request a waiver, please select during the initial submission process the relevant option regarding waivers.
Institutional funding:
Over 200 institutions worldwide have joined the SpringerOpen Membership Program and financially support open access by paying some or all of the APCs on behalf of their researchers. Check if your institution is a member here. In the submission process, please select the relevant option to check whether your institution is listed.