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The inaugural issue was released. Diagnostics was published as a quarterly journal.
2015
Diagnostics introduced a new type of article: Interesting Images. Diagnostics was indexed in PubMed and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) of the Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics).
2016
Diagnostics announced the first edition of the Travel Award. Diagnostics established the following sections:
Diagnostics was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE). Diagnostics received its first Impact Factor (2.489). Diagnostics was indexed in Scopus. Diagnostics rearranged its sections as follows:
Medical Imaging;
Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics;
Point-of-Care Diagnostics and Devices;
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease;
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics.
Diagnostics presented at the 2019 EANM Congress, Barcelona, Spain in October 2019.
2020
Diagnostics Impact Factor surpassed 3.1. Diagnostics adopted a monthly publication schedule. Diagnostics established the following section:
Diagnostics received an increased Impact Factor of 3.706 for the year 2020. Diagnostics announced the 2020 edition of the Travel Award. Diagnostics announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Awards.
2022
Section Medical Imaging was renamed as Medical Imaging and Theranostics. Diagnostics established the following section:
Clinical Laboratory Medicine.
Diagnostics received a new Impact Factor of 3.992 for the year 2021.
2023
Diagnostics adopted a semimonthly publication schedule.
Editor-in-Chief
2011–present
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Andreas Kjaer
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