Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Archives of Iranian Medicine
ISSN 1029-2977 · eISSN 1735-3947 · Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran · IRAN · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Archives of Iranian Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; hybrid open access; median 85 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of Iranian Medicine is published by Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran 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 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 24.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim and Scope: The Archives of Iranian Medicine (AIM) is a monthly peer-reviewed multidisciplinary medical publication. The journal welcomes contributions particularly relevant to the Middle-East region and publishes biomedical experiences and clinical investigations on prevalent diseases in the region as well as analyses of factors that may modulate the incidence, course, and management of diseases and pertinent medical problems. Manuscripts with didactic orientation and subjects exclusively of local interest will not be considered for publication.The 2016 Impact Factor of "Archives of Iranian Medicine" is 1.20.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine13.5%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.6%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine4.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions4.1%
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology4.1%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
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
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 759 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | 92 |
| 2024 | 118 | 118 | 322 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | 402 |
| 2022 | 129 | 129 | 681 |
| 2021 | 138 | 138 | 982 |
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
85 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 159 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 116 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
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
- Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1029-2977
- Electronic ISSN
- 1735-3947
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of Iranian Medicine
What CAS zone is Archives of Iranian Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archives of Iranian Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Archives of Iranian Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 2, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Archives of Iranian Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 85 days (interquartile range 49–159 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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 Archives of Iranian Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of Iranian Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Archives of Iranian Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of Iranian Medicine 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .