Two senior editors from the European Journal of Radiology (EJR) have launched a new journal, the new European Journal of Radiology – Artificial Intelligence (EJR-AI), focusing on advances in the use of AI in clinical radiology.
Prof. Pascal Baltzer, editor-in-chief (EIC) of EJR, and Dr. Matthias Dietzel, deputy EIC of EJR, have masterminded the new publication. Baltzer and Dietzel share the EIC role at EJR-AI.
Although the primary focus of EJR-AI is Europe, the EICs note on EJR-AI’s site that the journal is written with a global audience in mind, to “promote efficient, appropriate, and evidence-based imaging practices for the benefit of patients worldwide.” In their opening editorial letter for the inaugural issue of EJR-AI, the EICs write that the journal is working “to bridge the gap between research and clinical application” for the use of AI in the field.
Dietzel said in an email that he and Baltzer recognized the need for a dedicated AI-centered channel, noting that there are very few AI-focused journals in radiology despite the increasing importance and use of AI technology in the field.
EJR-AI is the third AI-centered radiology journal in the field, along with Radiology: AI and BJR|Artificial Intelligence, the latter of which has a broader scope.
Dietzel notes that EJR-AI integration with EJR presents advantages to writers. Articles submitted to EJR that fall more within the scope of EJR-AI than that of “mother journal” EJR can be transferred to EJR-AI simply and efficiently, if authors are amenable. The integration of the new AI-based journal with its parent also provides access to a wider range of areas of expertise, he added.
EJR-AI’s editorial board members have expertise in different specialties, as well as in specific areas of interest of AI technology. The articles in Volume I cover a range of topics from editorials on sustainability in AI research and working with generative AI in professional writing, to studies on ethical issues in the use of AI in imaging and the automated detection of adrenal masses.
The journal is fully Open Access, with all authors receiving a publication fee waiver until 30 August 2026.
Read the inaugural issue of EJR-AI here.
