Journal profile · Multiple
Annals of Translational Medicine
ISSN 2305-5839 · eISSN 2305-5847 · AME PUBL CO · China
Annals of Translational Medicine: impact factor 2.23; fully open access; median 65 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 91 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Translational Medicine is published by AME PUBL CO. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, together about 22.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope Annals of Translational Medicine (Ann Transl Med; ATM; Print ISSN 2305-5839; Online ISSN 2305-5847) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal, aiming to provide multid...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 30, Italy 5, Mainland China 4, Hong Kong, China 4, Singapore 4 (68 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine8.3%
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine8%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Lung Cancer Research StudiesMedicine5.5%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine5.5%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Respiratory Support and MechanismsMedicine5.1%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine4.7%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE on 20 March 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of SciencePMCPublisher 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
- 2.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,142OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,817LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,006 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 86 | 86 | 15,911 |
| 2025 | 91 | 91 | 23,548 |
| 2024 | 107 | 107 | 25,112 |
| 2023 | 453 | 453 | 24,549 |
| 2022 | 1,421 | 1,421 | 23,090 |
| 2021 | 1,869 | 1,869 | 18,482 |
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
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 79 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 47 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (200 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
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted6
- case reportManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- literature reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- original articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- review articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- systematic reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Authorship 3.2 Authorship and Author contributions
3.2.1 AuthorshipAuthors should meet all four of the ICMJE’s authorship criteria listed below for authorship (1):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research misconduct policy page exists Model summary
Policy of Dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
For specifications, please refer to: https://atm.amegroups.org/page/about/copyright-and-permission
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
This journal is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening policy page exists Model summary
Data and Reproducibility Policy of Screening for Plagiarism Process
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
- AME PUBL CO
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2305-5839
- Electronic ISSN
- 2305-5847
- Society / sponsor
- Society for Translational Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Translational Medicine
What is the impact factor of Annals of Translational Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.23; h-index 117.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Translational Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 43–79 days). 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 Annals of Translational Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Highlights: Required. 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 Annals of Translational Medicine based?
Of the 68 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (30), Italy (5) and Mainland China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Translational Medicine?
The journal's website lists SCIE, Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Annals of Translational Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Translational Medicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .