Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE
ISSN 0001-4079 · eISSN 2271-4820 · Elsevier Masson SAS · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 1947
BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; subscription journal; review about 59 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 226 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE is published by Elsevier Masson SAS 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, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publication officielle de l'Académie Nationale de MédecineLa référence de l'exercice médical Rédigé par des spécialistes à l'intention d'une Communauté pluridisciplinaire le Bulletin de l'Académie nationale de médecine est au service de toutes les professions médicales : médecins, pharmaciens, biologistes et vétérinaires ainsi que de l'Administration et des institutions intervenant dans le domaine de la santé. Les mémoires originaux et les mises au point sur des thèmes d'actualité sont associés au compte rendu des discussions qui ont suivi leur présentation. Les rapports des commissions sur l'éthique médicale l'exercice de la profession les questions hospitalières la politique du médicament et l'enseignement de la médecine justifient les recommandations de l'Académie.Un témoignage de l'histoire de la médecine Source de documentation strictement indépendante le Bulletin est depuis 1836 la mémoire de l'Académie et constitue un témoignage irremplaçable pour l'histoire de la médecine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Jean-Marc LégerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 28, United States 4, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Canada 1 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions22.6%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions20.6%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology5.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Education, sociology, and vocational trainingSocial Sciences3.2%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering3.2%
- Big Data and Digital EconomyComputer Science3.2%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 121LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,242 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 193 | 24 | 0 |
| 2025 | 226 | 148 | 13 |
| 2024 | 225 | 224 | 56 |
| 2023 | 201 | 200 | 68 |
| 2022 | 222 | 222 | 98 |
| 2021 | 246 | 242 | 196 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
59 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 6–12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Copyright © 2026 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply. Model summary
All content on this site: Copyright © 2026 Elsevier B.V., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. For all open access content, the relevant licensing terms apply.
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
- Elsevier Masson SAS
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0001-4079
- Electronic ISSN
- 2271-4820
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE
What CAS zone is BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE 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.
What is the impact factor of BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE?
The publisher reports about 59 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (28), United States (4) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE open access, and what is the APC?
BULLETIN DE L ACADEMIE NATIONALE DE MEDECINE 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, Publisher website, 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: .