Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
American Journal of Case Reports
ISSN 1941-5923 · International Scientific Literature, Inc
American Journal of Case Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 606 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Case Reports is published by International Scientific Literature, Inc 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 Cardiac tumors and thrombi, Metastasis and carcinoma case studies and Vasculitis and related conditions, together about 18.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine6.8%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine6.1%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine5.6%
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsMedicine5.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.8%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.6%
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, General & Internal | 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, General & Internal | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,012OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 564LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,749 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 500 | 500 | 3,063 |
| 2025 | 606 | 606 | 4,157 |
| 2024 | 443 | 443 | 4,184 |
| 2023 | 440 | 440 | 4,095 |
| 2022 | 442 | 442 | 3,812 |
| 2021 | 602 | 601 | 3,551 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving Release delay (Embargo)
Typically, articles are not available in PMC until after the publisher's embargo period. However, in some cases articles may be available in PMC sooner than the default period.
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
- International Scientific Literature, Inc
- ISSN
- 1941-5923
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Case Reports
What CAS zone is American Journal of Case Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Case Reports is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. 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.
Which databases index American Journal of Case Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Case Reports is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Case Reports open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Case Reports is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .