Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica
ISSN 1334-4366 · eISSN 1334-6253 · Croatian scientific society for the history of health culture · Croatia
Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica is published by Croatian scientific society for the history of health culture and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Balkan and Eastern European Studies, History of Medicine Studies and Environmental Science and Water Management, together about 47.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Editor-in-chief Igor EterovićPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 10, Italy 1, Türkiye 1, Slovenia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Balkan and Eastern European StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance24.8%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities16.9%
- Environmental Science and Water ManagementEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities3.5%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine3.5%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine3.1%
- Ancient and Medieval Archaeology StudiesArts and Humanities3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 7 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
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)
- about 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Croatian scientific society for the history of health culture
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- Spanish, Italian, English, Croatian, German, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 1334-4366
- Electronic ISSN
- 1334-6253
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 2 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica
What CAS zone is Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (10), Italy (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .