Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine
ISSN 1203-7796 · eISSN 1488-237X · Canadian Medical Association/Association Medical Canadienne
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 65 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine is published by Canadian Medical Association/Association Medical Canadienne 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 Global Health Workforce Issues, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (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
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions28.6%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions9.9%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.6%
- Education in Rural ContextsSocial Sciences5%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.6%
- Health Services Management and PolicyHealth Professions4%
- Healthcare Systems and ChallengesHealth Professions3.8%
- Medicine, History, and PhilosophyMedicine3.6%
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 | 352/669 | 47th |
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.68OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 30 | 122 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 155 |
| 2024 | 41 | 37 | 177 |
| 2023 | 42 | 26 | 121 |
| 2022 | 29 | 3 | 96 |
| 2021 | 40 | 3 | 56 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
65 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 20 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 144 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 250 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (79 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Canadian Medical Association/Association Medical Canadienne
- ISSN
- 1203-7796
- Electronic ISSN
- 1488-237X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine
What CAS zone is Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine 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.
How long does peer review take at Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 65 days (interquartile range 20–109 days). 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 Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine is a hybrid 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: .