Journal profile · EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
ISSN 1179-7258 · Dove Medical Press · United Kingdom
Advances in Medical Education and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,565; median 76 days to acceptance (127 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 36% (journal website); 229 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Medical Education and Practice is published by Dove Medical Press and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Medical Education and Admissions, together about 41.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-Chief: Dr Anwarul Azim Majumder Advances in Medical Education and Practice is an international, peer reviewed, open access journal that aims to present and publish research on Medical Education. Advances in Medical Education and Practice will no longer consider meta-analyses for publication. The journal covers a broad range of fields including medical, dental, nursing, allied health care, professional education and focuses on undergraduate education, postgraduate training, and continuing medical education. Specific topics covered by the journal include: Emerging trends and innovative models linking education, research, and health care services. Curriculum development/evaluation, teaching methodology and student assessment, curriculum evaluation Career planning, teachers’ training and continuing professional development. The journal invites submissions in the form of original research, reviews, editorials, and commentaries. Updated 16 July 2025
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES
Editor-in-chief Anwarul AzimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 6, Australia 6, Malaysia 6, South Africa 4, Bangladesh 4 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine26.4%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine7.9%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine7.2%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences5.3%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine5.1%
- Problem and Project Based LearningSocial Sciences4.2%
- Surgical Simulation and TrainingMedicine3.8%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SJR, CiteScore, Impact FactorPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 689OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 211LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 436,301Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,060 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 226 | 226 | 47 |
| 2025 | 229 | 229 | 579 |
| 2024 | 150 | 150 | 735 |
| 2023 | 151 | 151 | 1,072 |
| 2022 | 153 | 153 | 1,518 |
| 2021 | 220 | 220 | 3,178 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 101 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (127 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 97 days
- Sample
- 127 articles with submission and acceptance dates (501 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 36%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,565 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,320 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,990 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- case reportAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
- reviewAuthors may use these detailed descriptions of different paper types accepted by Dove Medical Press (case reports, reviews, etc) to decide how to label their pa…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
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
- Dove Medical Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1179-7258
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Medical Education and Practice
What CAS zone is Advances in Medical Education and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Advances in Medical Education and Practice is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Advances in Medical Education and Practice?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Medical Education and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 127 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 61–101 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 36%. 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 JCR quartile is Advances in Medical Education and Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Education.
Where are the editorial board members of Advances in Medical Education and Practice based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (6), Australia (6) and Malaysia (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Advances in Medical Education and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Medical Education and Practice is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Advances in Medical Education and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Medical Education and Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,565.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .