Journal profile · Medicine, Research & Experimental
Acta medica Okayama
ISSN 0386-300X · Okayama University · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 1973
Acta medica Okayama: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.77; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 58 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta medica Okayama is published by Okayama University and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 36.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Medica Okayama is an English medical journal published bimonthly by the Okayama University Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, Research & Experimental
Editor-in-chief Masato AsanumaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences12.2%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering12.2%
- Thermoregulation and physiological responsesMedicine4.9%
- Thermal Regulation in MedicineMedicine4.9%
- Porphyrin Metabolism and DisordersBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Digital Imaging for Blood DiseasesComputer Science4.9%
- Bacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Biological Abstracts
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
- Impact factor
- 0.77LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Okayama University
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1973
- ISSN
- 0386-300X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta medica Okayama
What CAS zone is Acta medica Okayama in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta medica Okayama is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta medica Okayama?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.77; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 2.
How long does peer review take at Acta medica Okayama?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21%. 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.
Which databases index Acta medica Okayama?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta medica Okayama is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta medica Okayama open access, and what is the APC?
Acta medica Okayama is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .