Journal profile
Caribbean Medical Journal
ISSN 2664-5599 · Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA) · Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Medical Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 16 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Caribbean Medical Journal is published by Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Innovations in Medical Education and Antibiotic Use and Resistance, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Caribbean Medical Journal is an inclusive medical journal reporting research in the areas of clinical medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacology and allied health specialties. The journal aims to showcase research within the Caribbean region publishing original articles, reviews, case reports, viewpoints, short reports and letters to the editor. We welcome submissions pertaining to both clinical sciences as well as basic sciences, provided their clinical relevance is well explained in the paper.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine8.1%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.8%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine5.4%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.4%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities5.4%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry4.7%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.1%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 13 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 7 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 4 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted6
- case reportsCMJ publishes the following types of articles: Original Research Articles Review Articles Case Reports (not more than three in an issue) Viewpoint Editorials Le…Length not stated
- editorialsCMJ publishes the following types of articles: Original Research Articles Review Articles Case Reports (not more than three in an issue) Viewpoint Editorials Le…Length not stated
- letters to the editorCMJ publishes the following types of articles: Original Research Articles Review Articles Case Reports (not more than three in an issue) Viewpoint Editorials Le…Length not stated
- original research articlesCMJ publishes the following types of articles: Original Research Articles Review Articles Case Reports (not more than three in an issue) Viewpoint Editorials Le…Length not stated
- review articlesCMJ publishes the following types of articles: Original Research Articles Review Articles Case Reports (not more than three in an issue) Viewpoint Editorials Le…Length not stated
- viewpointCMJ publishes the following types of articles: Original Research Articles Review Articles Case Reports (not more than three in an issue) Viewpoint Editorials Le…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship criteria
Authorship criteria (ICMJE) Model summary
All authors submitting their work must meet the requirements of authorship as set out in the guidelines of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (http://www.icmje.org/):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research and publication ethics Model summary
Caribbean Medical Journal strives to stringently adhere to all the core principles of research and publication ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright policy Model summary
Author(s) retain copyright and full publishing rights of their published articles without restrictions and grant to the publisher non-exclusive right to publish their articles, to be cited as its original publisher in case of reuse, and to distribute it in all forms and media.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Peer review process Model summary
Each submission is screened by a deputy editor. At this stage, they may choose to decline the manuscript if it is thought that it does not fit with the journal’s aims and scope or if considered unsuitable in terms of quality.
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
- Trinidad and Tobago Medical Association (T&TMA)
- Country or region
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2664-5599
- Print ISSN
- 0374-7042
- Society / sponsor
- Trinidad & Tobago Medical Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Caribbean Medical Journal
How long does peer review take at Caribbean Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Caribbean Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Caribbean Medical Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Caribbean Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Caribbean Medical 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .