Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Clinical Medicine & Research
ISSN 1539-4182 · eISSN 1554-6179 · Marshfield Clinic
Clinical Medicine & Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 204 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Medicine & Research is published by Marshfield Clinic 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 Electronic Health Records Systems, Medical Coding and Health Information and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, together about 35% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Clinical Medicine & Research is a peer reviewed publication of original scientific medical research that is relevant to a broad audience of medical researchers and healthcare professionals. Clinical Medicine & Research is committed to providing its readers with relevant, rigorously peer reviewed, original scientific medical research that substantially improves human health and well-being...More About Us
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Adedayo A. OnitiloPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, Qatar 2 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions16.8%
- Medical Coding and Health InformationHealth Professions11.2%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine7%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine4.3%
- Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Professions4.3%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine4.2%
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular PreventionMedicine3.3%
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 | Q2 | 251/669 | 62nd |
| Community and Home Care | Q2 | 16/40 | 61st |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCEmbaseCASCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, EBSCOhost EJS, Index Copernicus
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2024
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 343OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,641 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 937 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 1,463 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 1,565 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 1,710 |
| 2022 | 32 | 32 | 1,751 |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 1,962 |
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 PubMed · to
204 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 104 days – 263 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 78 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics
- Authorship
Authorship changes before acceptance require written explanation and agreement from all listed authors. Model summary
Authors may not be added or removed from a manuscript after submission and prior to acceptance without a written explanation and statement of agreement for the requested change signed by all listed authors and from the author to be removed or added.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
All authors must complete ICMJE Disclosure of Interest form. Model summary
Every author is required to complete their own ICMJE Disclosure of Interest form for disclosing potential Conflicts of Interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Authors must identify who had full data access and takes responsibility for data integrity/analysis accuracy. Model summary
For all reports containing original data (regardless of funding source), authors are asked to identify who had full access to all the data in the study and who takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Human studies require IRB approval statement and informed consent documentation. Model summary
All human studies must contain a statement within the methods section indicating that the study has been approved by an institutional review board and that participants have signed written informed consent or that the institutional review board has waived the need for informed consent.
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
- Marshfield Clinic
- ISSN
- 1539-4182
- Electronic ISSN
- 1554-6179
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Medicine & Research
What CAS zone is Clinical Medicine & Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Medicine & Research 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 Clinical Medicine & Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 204 days (interquartile range 104–263 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Medicine & Research based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18) and Qatar (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Medicine & Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Medicine & Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, Embase, CAS and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Medicine & Research open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Medicine & Research 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .