Journal profile · HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Avicenna
ISSN 2220-2749
Avicenna: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Avicenna 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 Medieval and Classical Philosophy, Families in Therapy and Culture and Health and Conflict Studies, together about 28.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities12.8%
- Families in Therapy and CulturePsychology8.8%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions6.9%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.9%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine3.9%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine3.9%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine3.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing3.9%
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 | Health Policy & Services | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | 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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 19.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.15%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 130 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 46 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 78 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 161 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 |
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
- ISSN
- 2220-2749
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Avicenna
What CAS zone is Avicenna in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Avicenna is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Health Policy & Services. 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.
Which databases index Avicenna?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Avicenna is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Avicenna open access, and what is the APC?
Avicenna 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; 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: .