Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
ISSN 1584-9244 · eISSN 2558-815X · Balkan Medical Union · Romania
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 58 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 73 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union is published by Balkan Medical Union. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Heart Failure Treatment and Management, together about 18.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The “Archives of the Balkan Medical Union” publishes peer-reviewed articles highlighting all aspects of human health, including original clinical studies, experimental investigations with clear clinical relevance, state-of-the-art papers, review articles, viewpoints and case reports. Editorial, Commentaries and Letters to Editors are also considered for publication, either solicited or unsolicited.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Camelia DIACONUPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 25%); most named Mainland China 1, Türkiye 1, Greece 1, Romania 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine7.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Heart Failure Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesMedicine5.3%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.7%
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine4.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 557/669 | 16th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, SCImago Scientific World Index, Science Library Index, WorldCat, Harvard Library, Biblioteca Academiei Române, SCIPIO Gold Rush, Open Access Library, ULRICHSWEB, HINARI WORKFLOW, SCIMAGO JOURNAL& COUNTRY RANK, EASE
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 705 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 59 | 77 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 93 |
| 2024 | 58 | 58 | 120 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 130 |
| 2022 | 58 | 58 | 120 |
| 2021 | 72 | 72 | 106 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
58 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 20 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | EUR 120 / RON 600 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 110 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 110 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 150 / EUR 200 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- case reportThe structure of a case report: Introduction, Case presentation, Discussion, Conclusions.Length not stated
- commentaryEditorial, Commentaries and Letters to Editors are also considered for publication, either solicited or unsolicited.Length not stated
- editorialEditorial, Commentaries and Letters to Editors are also considered for publication, either solicited or unsolicited.Length not stated
- letter to the editorEditorial, Commentaries and Letters to Editors are also considered for publication, either solicited or unsolicited.Length not stated
- original researchGENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION OF ORIGINAL RESEARCHLength not stated
- state-of-the-art reviewPresent and Future—State-of-the-Art ReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
Formal conflict of interest statement required at submission. Model summary
All authors must make a formal statement at the time of submission indicating any potential conflict of interest
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Written informed consent required for human studies. Model summary
Human studies must be performed with the subjects’ written informed consent.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer to the Balkan Medical Union on acceptance. Model summary
On acceptance, transfer of copyright to the Balkan Medical Union will be required.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Exclusive submission; manuscripts must not be under consideration elsewhere or previously published. Model summary
The manuscripts are considered for review only under the conditions that they are not under consideration elsewhere and that the data presented have not or have not been previously published.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with Sem Plag software at least twice during evaluation. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are screened with plagiarism software (Sem Plag) at least two times during the evaluation process to detect instances of overlapping and similar text.
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
- Balkan Medical Union
- Country or region
- Romania
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 1584-9244
- Electronic ISSN
- 2558-815X
- Society / sponsor
- Balkan Medical Union
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archives of the Balkan Medical Union
How long does peer review take at Archives of the Balkan Medical Union?
The publisher reports about 58 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Archives of the Balkan Medical Union based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 25%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), Türkiye (1) and Greece (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Archives of the Balkan Medical Union?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archives of the Balkan Medical Union is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Archives of the Balkan Medical Union open access, and what is the APC?
Archives of the Balkan Medical Union is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .