Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia
ISSN 1022-8012 · eISSN 2592-818X · Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte · Latvia
Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia is published by Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte. 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 33.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta medico-historica Rigensia (AMHR) is a refereed academic open access journal devoted to research in history of medicine and life sciences and medical museology in Latvia and Baltic see region countries. Published once a year since 2018, the journal collects original research papers in Latvian and in English, book and media reviews, as well as reports on relevant academic and museum events. The journal dates back to 1957 and was previously published under the title Iz istorii meditsiny. In 1992 the journal was renamed to Acta medico-historica Rigensia. AMHR is published by the Institute of History of Medicine at Riga Stradiņš University.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences11.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering11.2%
- Historical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities8.6%
- European Linguistics and AnthropologySocial Sciences6%
- Medieval European History and ArchitectureArts and Humanities5.7%
- Historical and Archaeological StudiesArts and Humanities3.8%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Licence agreement
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Model summary
Authors grant AMHR a licence to publish the article and identify AMHR as the original publisher. Authors also grant any third party to use, distribute, reproduce and build upon the article in any non commercial medium, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. All authors before the publication will be required to sign the Licence Agreement.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Beginning with issue X (XXIX) AMHR is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, as long as the author is properly credited. Plagiarism policy AMHR publishes original papers only. The AMHR is a member of CrossCheck. Manuscripts submitted for public…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Ethics and Malpractice Statements. Peer Review Process
The AMHR is committed to maintaining the best practice in the ethics of scholarly publishing. Our ethic statements are based on Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines.Editor ResponsibilitiesAccountabilityThe editor of a journal is responsible for deciding which articles submitted to the journal should be accepted or rejected for publishing. The editor m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism policy
Only original research is published. Before submitting manuscripts to double- blind peer review, their originality is verified using Turnitin plagiarism control program. How to submit a manuscript Manuscripts, formatted in accordance with technical requirements, must be submitted in Word Doc format by email to mvirsu[pnkts]lv.Illustrative materials are to be submitted in separate files in .jpg, .e…
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
- Rīgas Stradiņa universitāte
- Country or region
- Latvia
- Language
- English, Latvian
- ISSN
- 1022-8012
- Electronic ISSN
- 2592-818X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia
How long does peer review take at Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 MedicoHistorica Rigensia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Chicago. 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 MedicoHistorica Rigensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia open access, and what is the APC?
Acta MedicoHistorica Rigensia 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, Publisher website; 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: .