Journal profile · MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Applied Clinical Informatics
ISSN 1869-0327 · Schattauer GmbH · GERMANY
Applied Clinical Informatics: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.64; hybrid open access; 181 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Applied Clinical Informatics is published by Schattauer GmbH and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electronic Health Records Systems, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications and Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation, together about 44% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ACI is the third Schattauer journal dealing with biomedical and health informatics. It perfectly complements our other journals Öffnet internen Link im aktuellen FensterMethods of Information in Medicine and the Öffnet internen Link im aktuellen FensterYearbook of Medical Informatics. The Yearbook of Medical Informatics being the “Milestone” or state-of-the-art journal and Methods of Information in Medicine being the “Science and Research” journal of IMIA, ACI intends to be the “Practical” journal of IMIA.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions32.2%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions7.1%
- Nursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing4.8%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions4.7%
- Healthcare Technology and Patient MonitoringMedicine4.6%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4.3%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine3.9%
- Healthcare Systems and TechnologyBusiness, Management and Accounting3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 2.64LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 64OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 806OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 37%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 199LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,674 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 95 | 24 |
| 2025 | 181 | 145 | 409 |
| 2024 | 140 | 139 | 736 |
| 2023 | 116 | 116 | 867 |
| 2022 | 143 | 142 | 1,717 |
| 2021 | 133 | 133 | 2,307 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Schattauer GmbH
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1869-0327
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Applied Clinical Informatics
What CAS zone is Applied Clinical Informatics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Applied Clinical Informatics is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Informatics. 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 Applied Clinical Informatics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.64; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 64.
Which databases index Applied Clinical Informatics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Applied Clinical Informatics is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Applied Clinical Informatics open access, and what is the APC?
Applied Clinical Informatics is a hybrid 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: .