Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Bahrain Medical Bulletin
ISSN 1012-8298 · Bahrain Medical Society
Bahrain Medical Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 1 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bahrain Medical Bulletin is published by Bahrain Medical Society 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 Innovations in Medical Education, Medical Case Reports and Studies and Diversity and Career in Medicine, together about 25% of its articles. (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
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine9.8%
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine7.8%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences7.4%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions7.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities7.4%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine7.1%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.1%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 440/669 | 34th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 474 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Bahrain Medical Society
- ISSN
- 1012-8298
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bahrain Medical Bulletin
What CAS zone is Bahrain Medical Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bahrain Medical Bulletin 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.
Which databases index Bahrain Medical Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bahrain Medical Bulletin is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Bahrain Medical Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Bahrain Medical Bulletin is a subscription 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: .