Journal profile · Medicine-Family Practice
Ankara Medical Journal
ISSN 1303-2283 · eISSN 2148-4570 · Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University · Turkey
Ankara Medical Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 39 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ankara Medical Journal is published by Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, together about 17.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim The Ankara Medical Journal is an international, peer-reviewed, open access periodical journal belonging to the Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. All article evaluation and publishing processes are completely free of charge. Our journal is published quarterly and indexed / listed in Scopus, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, ROAD, ResearchBib, SHERPA/RoMEO, ULAKBIM TR Index, Turkish Citation Index and Turkish Medline. As a requirement of being a peer-reviewed journal, the submitted manuscripts will be evaluated by reviewers following the double-blind method. The manuscripts must be appropriate for the current version of standard rules (icmje_17.pdf) indicated for biomedical manuscripts as defined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Besides manuscripts must conform to the current version of the standard guidelines for biomedical manuscripts as defined by following the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) principles and Recommendations on Chatbots and Generative Artificial Intelligence in Relation to Scholarly Publications. Scope Ankara Medical Journal is dedicated to publishing clinical research articles, invited reviews, letters to the editor, case series/reports on family medicine, medical education, health policies, community health, and primary care. The official language of the journal is English. Articles will not be accepted for evaluation if they have been published or if they are considered for publication elsewhere and if they are not prepared according to the publication rules. Only articles sent online via our website (http://www.ankaramedicaljournal.com) containing the appropriately filled copyright transfer form would be considered for publication. All responsibility for the published articles belongs to the authors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Family Practice
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Türkiye 8, Saudi Arabia 2, Netherlands 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesMedicine6.4%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.9%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.7%
- Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine4.4%
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
Web of SciencePubMedPublisher 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 194 |
| 2025 | 39 | 39 | 287 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 343 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 297 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 253 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 269 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional, 2
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- case reportussion, References, Tables and figures. Case reports must not exceed 1200 words (excluding references, tables, and figure legends). Case remain text ≤ 1,200 words
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor Letters to the Editor must not exceed 500 words (excluding references). An abstract is not required with this type of manuscript. A letter…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles Abstracts should not exceed 250 words and should contain these sections: Objectives, Materials and Methods, Results, Conclusion The main text …Length not stated
- review articleld take place, not exceeding 250 words. Review articles must not exceed 5000 words for the main text (excluding abstract, references, tables,main text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
No article submission or processing fees. Model summary
Ankara Medical Journal does not charge any article submission or processing fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest and financial support must be declared. Model summary
Authors should declare that there is no conflict of interest, and also, the status for their financial support should be stated clearly in the copyright transfer form and at the end of the article, if there is any.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Research data must be retained for 5 years. Model summary
The data of each published research is mandatory to be kept by the researcher for 5 years.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical board approval required for research involving living organisms. Model summary
Approval by the institutional ethical review board is obligatory for all research articles containing data of any living organism (except case reports, review articles and letters to editor), in accordance with the HelsinkiDeclaration ethical standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
License: CC BY-NC 4.0; authors retain patent and proprietary rights including copyright. Model summary
By signing this form, authors agree that the article, if accepted for publication by the Ankara Medical Journal, will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC), which allows third parties to share and adapt the material for only non-commercial purposes by giving the appropriate credit to the original work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review by at least two reviewers. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted for publication are strictly reviewed by at least two reviewers. Due to the Ankara Medical Journal's double-blinded review principles, the names of the authors and reviewers are not revealed to the other.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with software at least twice during evaluation. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are screened with plagiarism software at least two times during the evaluation process to detect overlapping and similar text instances.
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
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 1303-2283
- Electronic ISSN
- 2148-4570
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ankara Medical Journal
How long does peer review take at Ankara Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Ankara Medical Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Optional, 2. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Ankara Medical Journal based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Türkiye (8), Saudi Arabia (2) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ankara Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ankara Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ankara Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ankara Medical Journal 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .