Journal profile
Acta Medica Alanya
ISSN 2587-0319 · Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University · Turkey
Acta Medica Alanya: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 99 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Medica Alanya is published by Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Shoulder Injury and Treatment and Bone fractures and treatments, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Medica Alanya is an official scientific publication of the Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversity Medicine Faculty. Priority goal of the journal is to publish clinical and experimental research articles which are scientifically qualified and will provide a new contribution to the literature. Also improving the medical practice, making contributions to information sharing, ensuring continuity of education and research. Scope of journal is scientific papers on all aspects of general medicine. Acta Medica Alanya journal is open access periodical and publishes in accordance with independent, unbiased, double blind peer review principles. Acta Medica Alanya accepts many types of manuscript. In addition to original articles also publishes short communications, review articles, case reports, letters to the editor, scientific letters, literature reviews and congress/meeting impressions.The Journal is published 3 times a year. Period Months April August December
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine10.3%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine9.4%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Hip disorders and treatmentsMedicine5.7%
- Hip and Femur FracturesMedicine5.7%
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisMedicine5.3%
- Coronary Interventions and DiagnosticsMedicine3.7%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, J-Gate, Scilit, Crossref, TR Dizin
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 420 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 4 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 18 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 28 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 44 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | 87 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
99 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 90 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5
- case reportsCase Reports: This section contains reports on interesting, instructive or rarely seen cases.Length not stated
- education paperEducation paper: Scientific knowledge that has been proved with the results latest research, that set out in academic training, and that taken a place in clinic…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor: These are comments, criticism and contributions in response to a paper published in the Acta Medica Alanya.Length not stated
- review articlesReview Articles: Acta Medica Alanya publishes clinical review articles related to the natural course of diseases, updated diagnostic and therapeutic approaches …Length not stated
- short communicationsShort communications should briefly include research data which may have significant contribution to the relevant area.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
This Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No article submission or processing charges. Model summary
Acta Medica Alanya do not charge any article submission or processing charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review process. Model summary
Acta Medica Alanya has adopted the double blind peer-review process for the articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2587-0319
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Medica Alanya
How long does peer review take at Acta Medica Alanya?
The publisher reports about 99 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Medica Alanya?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Acta Medica Alanya?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Medica Alanya is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Medica Alanya open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Medica Alanya is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .