Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Annals of Saudi Medicine
ISSN 0256-4947 · eISSN 0975-4466 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · SAUDI ARABIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1985
Annals of Saudi Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.78; fully open access; APC about USD 750; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Saudi Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Hepatitis B Virus Studies and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, together about 17.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annals of Saudi Medicine (ASM) is published bimonthly by King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We publish scientific reports of clinical interest in English. All submissions are subject to peer review by the editorial board and by reviewers in appropriate specialties. The journal will consider for publication manuscripts from any part of the world, but particularly reports that would be of interest to readers in the Middle East or other parts of Asia and Africa. Please go to the Author Resource Center for additional information. ASM conforms with the guidelines and best practices of the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals from ICMJE, and Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Overview NewsPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine6.1%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.3%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.1%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine5%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Neonatal Health and BiochemistryMedicine4.5%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.1%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.78LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,569OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 5Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,365 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 8 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 97 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 154 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 309 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 510 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 536 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 750 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review Peer Review Process
All manuscripts are subject to a strict peer review process (double blind peer review) involving members of the editorial board and external reviewers with expertise in the subject matter. The process starts with an initial review by the editor-in-chief or associate editor-in-chief who makes an initial assessment of suitability for the Annals. If the manuscript is deemed of interest, it is then as…
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- SAUDI ARABIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0256-4947
- Electronic ISSN
- 0975-4466
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Saudi Medicine
What CAS zone is Annals of Saudi Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Saudi Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Saudi Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.78; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Saudi Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Saudi Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Saudi Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Saudi Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Saudi Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .