Journal profile
Canadian Medical Education Journal
ISSN 1923-1202 · Canadian Medical Education Journal · Canada
Canadian Medical Education Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 204 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 21% (journal website); 158 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Canadian Medical Education Journal is published by Canadian Medical Education Journal. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Health and Medical Education and Diversity and Career in Medicine, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Medical Education Journal (CMEJ) is an online open-access peer-reviewed journal exploring new developments and perspectives in medical and health professions education that may influence institutional, regional, and national policy and/or practices. First published in 2010, the journal examines prominent issues relating to health care professionals' formation, education, and training before and after licensure in Canada and internationally. The target audience includes clinician teachers, medical education researchers, practitioners and professionals, administrators, decision-makers, medical schools, universities, and their trainees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Christina St-OngePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 26, United States 2 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine38.3%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions11%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences7.7%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine5.1%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine4.2%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine3.4%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine2.5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Erudit
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 191OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 153Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2024
- 131Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2023
- 137Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2022
- 138Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2021
- 134Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2020
- 151Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 109,810Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 126,489Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2023
- 87,739Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2022
- 74,030Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2021
- 65,014Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2020
- 36,026Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,334 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 884 |
| 2025 | 158 | 158 | 1,173 |
| 2024 | 136 | 136 | 1,514 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 1,248 |
| 2022 | 157 | 157 | 987 |
| 2021 | 154 | 154 | 898 |
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
204 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 18 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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2023
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2022
- 41%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2021
- 30%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2020
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision 2025
- 32 daysPublisher website ·
- Desk decision 2024
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- Desk decision 2023
- 63 daysPublisher website ·
- Desk decision 2022
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Desk decision 2021
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Desk decision 2020
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 185 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2024
- 140 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2023
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2022
- 296 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2021
- 289 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2020
- 204 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 accepted8, with length limits
- commentaryThese submissions are highly relevant and stimulating opinion pieces with strong arguments and no more than 750 words. They do not include any supporting materi…main text ≤ 750 words
- commentary and opinionsCommentary and OpinionsLength not stated
- letters to the editorThese are meant to be a reaction to a pertinent issue relating to the CMEJ or a recently published article. They should be no longer than 250 words unless by sp…main text ≤ 250 words
- reviewons to this section include any type of review with a structured and reproducible methodology or theoretically driven papers and are limited to 4,500 words. The…main text ≤ 4,500 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- reviews, theoretical papers, and meta-analysesSubmissions to this section include any type of review with a structured and reproducible methodology or theoretically driven papers and are limited to 4,500 wo…Length not stated
- scientific reportsScientific ReportsLength not stated
- works-in-progressWorks-in-ProgressLength not stated
- you should try thisYou Should Try ThisLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
Authors must state explicitly whether any conflicts of interest exist due to financial and personal relationships that could potentially bias their work. On a separate page immediately following the title page, identify the source(s) of funding, or specify that there was no funding.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability DATA SHARING POLICY
The Canadian Medical Education Journal encourages authors to share their data and other artifacts supporting the results in their papers. If authors have archived their data in a public repository, the CMEJ will publish the link. Authors should include a data accessibility statement in the Results section of their manuscript, including a DOI link and the name of the repository they have used. We r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics PUBLICATION ETHICS AND MALPRACTICE
The Canadian Medical Education Journal is committed to the COPE Code of Conduct, and publication malpractice will not be tolerated. Authors should familiarize themselves with the COPE Code of Conduct. Complaints may be directed to cmej.editor@usask.ca.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 Canada Licence Model summary
Submission of an original manuscript to the Canadian Medical Education Journal will be taken to mean that it represents original work not previously published, that it is not being considered elsewhere for publication. If accepted for publication, it will be published online and it will not be published elsewhere in the same form, for commercial purposes, in any language, without the consent of th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Original work only; not published or submitted elsewhere Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
The editors will be responsible for directing the manuscripts to the appropriate reviewers with knowledge and/or expertise in the requisite fields. The CMEJ uses a single blind review process, meaning that authors may be known to the reviewer, but the reviewer remains anonymous unless they choose to sign their review. Each manuscript will be accepted (sometimes on a conditional basis pending sugge…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints PREPRINT POLICY
The CMEJ Editorial Advisory Board has had extensive discussions about whether to consider submissions of preprint articles. There is a range of opinions. At this time, CMEJ policy is to trial preprint submissions and consider them on their merits like any other. This policy is subject to change as we evaluate the initiative.
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
- Canadian Medical Education Journal
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1923-1202
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 4 (2026)
- 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 Canadian Medical Education Journal
How long does peer review take at Canadian Medical Education Journal?
The publisher reports about 204 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21% (2025). 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 Canadian Medical Education Journal based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (26) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Canadian Medical Education Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Canadian Medical Education Journal is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Canadian Medical Education Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Canadian Medical Education Journal 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .