The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) -- the flagship publication of SNM -- has once again been ranked the top medical imaging journal worldwide, according to new data released in the 2009 Journal Citation Reports -- published by Thomson Reuters. This is the second consecutive year in which JNM has taken the top spot.JNM -- a peer-reviewed, monthly publication -- earned an impact factor of 6.424 -- higher than other prominent journals in this category, such as Radiology, Human Brain Mapping and NeuroImage, as well as all of the nuclear medicine journals.
Published by the technologist section of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology focuses entirely on the technology crucial to nuclear medicine. In peer-reviewed articles, every quarter the journal offers recent technically centered articles on imaging and instrumentation, radiopharmacy, quality assurance, radiation safety, and more. JNMT also serves as an invaluable continuing education tool, with teaching editorials, reviews of programs and certification updates, and continuing education articles.