Journal profile
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
ISSN 2666-1802 · eISSN 2666-1810 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 70 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 66 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and Mosquito-borne diseases and control, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The study aimed to evaluate the effects of commonly prescribed AEDs on reproductive hormone levels in male patients with epilepsy and to assess their association with therapy duration.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Shrikanth N HegdePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine9.8%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine5.9%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine5.3%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine5.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.5%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.2%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine4.2%
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 719 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 28 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 29 |
| 2023 | 89 | 89 | 90 |
| 2022 | 121 | 121 | 90 |
| 2021 | 69 | 69 | 62 |
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 Crossref · to
70 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 37 days – 101 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 87 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (121 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2666-1802
- Electronic ISSN
- 2666-1810
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about APIK Journal of Internal Medicine
How long does peer review take at APIK Journal of Internal Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 70 days (interquartile range 37–101 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index APIK Journal of Internal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, APIK Journal of Internal Medicine is indexed in DOAJ.
Is APIK Journal of Internal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .