Journal profile
Birat Journal of Health Sciences
ISSN 2542-2758 · eISSN 2542-2804 · Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital · Nepal
Birat Journal of Health Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 71 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Birat Journal of Health Sciences is published by Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Anesthesia and Pain Management, Anesthesia and Sedative Agents and Global Maternal and Child Health, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine11.9%
- Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsMedicine7.5%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.1%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine5.1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine4.7%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4.7%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.12OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 622 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40 | 40 | 70 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 99 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 102 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 119 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 104 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 71 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — |
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
- Birat Medical College and Teaching Hospital
- Country or region
- Nepal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2542-2758
- Electronic ISSN
- 2542-2804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Birat Journal of Health Sciences
How long does peer review take at Birat Journal of Health Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Birat Journal of Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Birat Journal of Health Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Birat Journal of Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Birat Journal of Health 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .