Journal profile
Ciencia Medica
ISSN 1817-7433 · eISSN 2220-2234 · Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Facultad de Medicina · Bolivia, Plurinational State of
Ciencia Medica: fully open access; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ciencia Medica is published by Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Facultad de Medicina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Academic Writing and Publishing, Health Sciences Research and Education and Publishing and Scholarly Communication, together about 20.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Científica Ciencia Medica es la revista oficial de difusión científica de la Sociedad Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina de la Facultad de Medicina "Dr. Aurelio Melean" de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón, que contribuye a la socialización de nuevos conocimientos y avances científicos en el área de la salud, cumpliendo con los criterios y estándares internacionales de una revista científica, promoviendo y apoyando la producción de profesionales e investigadores en el ámbito nacional e internacional.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities7.7%
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions6.6%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities6%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine5.5%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.9%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.9%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.4%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.4%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJSciELOPublisher website
Other: REDALYC, LILACS (OPS/OMS), LATINDEX Directorio y Catálogo 2.0, REDIB, DIALNET, MIAR, ROAD
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 14 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 33 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 44 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 54 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
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 9 weeksLetPub ·
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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)
Article types accepted2
- artículos originalesArtículos OriginalesLength not stated
- casos clinicosCasos ClinicosLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
No APC ni cargos de presentación Model summary
A los autores no se les cobra por el procesamiento de los artículos (APC), ni por la presentación de los manuscritos a la revista (Cargos de presentación).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional Model summary
Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso Abierto Diamante Model summary
Esta revista ofrece su contenido en Acceso Abierto Diamante.
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
- Universidad Mayor de San Simón, Facultad de Medicina
- Country or region
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1817-7433
- Electronic ISSN
- 2220-2234
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ciencia Medica
How long does peer review take at Ciencia Medica?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 Ciencia Medica?
The journal's website lists DOAJ and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ciencia Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Ciencia Medica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .