Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Annals of Internal Medicine
ISSN 0003-4819 · eISSN 1539-3704 · American College of Physicians · UNITED STATES · Semimonthly
Annals of Internal Medicine: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 16.82; subscription journal; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: hard; 660 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Internal Medicine is published by American College of Physicians and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, together about 19.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Internal Medicine’s mission is to promote excellence in medicine, enable physicians and other health care professionals to be well-informed members of the medical community and society, advance standards in the conduct and reporting of medical research, and contribute to improving the health of people worldwide. To achieve this mission, the journal publishes a wide variety of original research, review articles, practice guidelines, and commentary relevant to clinical practice, health care delivery, public health, health care policy, medical education, ethics, and research methodology. In addition, the journal publishes personal narratives that convey the art of medicine.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions6.6%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.2%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.4%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine4.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.2%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 16.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 359LetPub ·
- h-index
- 652OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25,063OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 146LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 62,919 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 496 | 23 | 296 |
| 2025 | 660 | 62 | 2,774 |
| 2024 | 634 | 93 | 5,747 |
| 2023 | 655 | 102 | 7,870 |
| 2022 | 647 | 115 | 10,076 |
| 2021 | 696 | 179 | 15,770 |
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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- HardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websiteTrial registration / reporting guidelines
- Trial registration / reporting guidelines PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and ExplanationFree
Andrea C. Tricco, PhD, MSc, Erin Lillie, MSc, Wasifa Zarin, MPH, Kelly K. O'Brien, PhD, BScPT, Heather Colquhoun, PhD, Danielle Levac, PhD, MSc, BScPT, David Moher, PhD, MSc, Micah D.J. Peters, PhD, MA(Q), … et al. for PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
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
- American College of Physicians
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semimonthly
- ISSN
- 0003-4819
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-3704
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Internal Medicine
What CAS zone is Annals of Internal Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Internal Medicine is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Internal Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 16.82; CiteScore 12.2, h-index 652.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Internal Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Hard”. 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.
Which databases index Annals of Internal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Internal Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Internal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Internal Medicine is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .