Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Archivos de Medicina
ISSN 1657-320X · eISSN 2339-3874 · Universidad de Manizales · Colombia
Archivos de Medicina: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Archivos de Medicina is published by Universidad de Manizales 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 Health and Lifestyle Studies, Health and Medical Education and Public Health and Environmental Issues, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions16.4%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions13.7%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Stress and Burnout ResearchPsychology8.4%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine6.8%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine5.5%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions3.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 2024 | 44 | 44 | 4 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 49 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Universidad de Manizales
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1657-320X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2339-3874
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Archivos de Medicina
What CAS zone is Archivos de Medicina in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Archivos de Medicina 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.
How long does peer review take at Archivos de Medicina?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Archivos de Medicina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Archivos de Medicina is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Archivos de Medicina open access, and what is the APC?
Archivos de Medicina is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .