Journal profile
Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN 2437-0665 · Association de la Recherche Pharmaceutique & d'Enrichissement des connaissances (ARPEC) · Algeria
Batna Journal of Medical Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 76% (journal website); 144 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Batna Journal of Medical Sciences is published by Association de la Recherche Pharmaceutique & d'Enrichissement des connaissances (ARPEC). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmacy and Medical Practices, Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 18.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BJMS is interested in all original biomedical content, whether fundamental, translational, or pathological. We publish original articles, clinical case reports, case series, images, reviews, commentary, and opinions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hocine GACEM. Faculté dePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Algeria 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.4%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine6.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine5.1%
- Parasitic infections in humans and animalsMedicine4.5%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine4.3%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine4.3%
- Neuroendocrine Tumor Research AdvancesMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,078 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 177 | 177 | 29 |
| 2025 | 144 | 144 | 30 |
| 2024 | 119 | 119 | 10 |
| 2023 | 114 | 114 | 32 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 9 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 8 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 76%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted5, with length limits
- case reportsCase Reports: – The abstract should not be structured – The text must be structured (introduction, observation, discussion, conclusion). – Not to exceed 2500 wo…Length not stated
- editorialEditorials: often commissioned by the editorial board – Should not exceed 2500 words and 20 references. – No abstracts.\nmain text ≤ 2,500 words
- editorialsEditorials: often commissioned by the editorial board – Should not exceed 2500 words and 20 references. – No abstracts.Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles: – The abstract and text should be structured (introduction or objective, methods, results, discussion, conclusion). – Not to exceed 4500 word…Length not stated
- reviewsReviews: including literature reviews and meta-analyses. – Not to exceed 4500 words and 60 references. – Abstracts are not structured.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
No submission or publication fees; journal is free for authors. Model summary
The journal is completely free for authors, with no submission or publication fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 4- Manuscript Peer Review Process :
Peer review: initial editorial evaluation plus plagiarism check, then double-blind review by two external reviewers; editorial decision to accept, reject, or request revision; revised manuscript re-evaluated by editorial staff before acceptance notification. Model summary
Each manuscript submitted to the BJMS undergoes three different evaluations:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 5- Plagiarism policy :
Plagiarism is defined as the reproduction of another author\’s work with great similarity and without quotation. BJMS do not tolerate plagiarism in any of its publications
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
- Association de la Recherche Pharmaceutique & d'Enrichissement des connaissances (ARPEC)
- Country or region
- Algeria
- Language
- English, French, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2437-0665
- Society / sponsor
- Algerian Society of Clinical & Oncological Pharmacy
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Batna Journal of Medical Sciences
How long does peer review take at Batna Journal of Medical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 76%. 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 Batna Journal of Medical Sciences based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Algeria (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Batna Journal of Medical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Batna Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Batna Journal of Medical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Batna Journal of Medical Sciences 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, 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: .