Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
ISSN 0891-1150 · eISSN 1939-2869 · Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1987
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.74; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: moderate; 122 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine is published by Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, together about 23.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
CCJM delivers practical clinical articles relevant to internists, cardiologists, endocrinologists, and other specialists, all written by known experts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine11.2%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine6.7%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.5%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Epilepsy research and treatmentMedicine4.5%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine4.4%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.1%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
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
- 4.74LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,066OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,260 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 96 | 16 |
| 2025 | 122 | 122 | 341 |
| 2024 | 113 | 113 | 597 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 696 |
| 2022 | 93 | 93 | 702 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 1,141 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- ModerateLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0891-1150
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-2869
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
What CAS zone is Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.74; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Moderate”. 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 Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine 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: .