Journal profile · MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Clinical Teacher
ISSN 1743-4971 · eISSN 1743-498X · Wiley-Blackwell
Clinical Teacher: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,620; median 158 days to acceptance (105 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 22% (journal website); 333 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Teacher is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Innovations in Medical Education, Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills and Empathy and Medical Education, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Clinical Teacher is the journal for clinicians who teach and people who are involved in education in a health care setting. It provides easy access to the latest research, practice and thinking in clinical education across the health professions, presented in a readable, stimulating and practical style. The international editorial team behind The Clinical Teacher is acutely aware of the demands on clinicians’ time. All papers are concise, and focus on the topics that matter. They are reviewed and edited to high standards by a strong technical and clinically orientated international editorial board to ensure that clinical teachers are provided with easily assimilated and up-to-date information. Clinical teachers are renowned for the passion they bring to their work. The Clinical Teacher aims to support that work, and to help share the passion with colleagues internationally. Abstracting and Indexing Information Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) ArticleFirst (OCLC) Education Research Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Electronic Collections Online (OCLC) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) SCOPUS (Elsevier)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Editor-in-chief Annette BurgessPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 14, Australia 6, United States 2, Japan 2, Mainland China 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine30.8%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine7.1%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine6.6%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine6.5%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions5.2%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine4.1%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences3.7%
- Hospital Admissions and OutcomesMedicine3%
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, Research & Experimental | 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, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 605OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.55OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 166LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 306Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 388,403Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,117 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 198 | 117 | 82 |
| 2025 | 333 | 182 | 488 |
| 2024 | 155 | 99 | 492 |
| 2023 | 166 | 126 | 547 |
| 2022 | 118 | 43 | 639 |
| 2021 | 136 | 48 | 667 |
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 Crossref · to
158 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 246 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (105 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 184 days
- Sample
- 105 articles with submission and acceptance dates (567 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".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 22%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 151 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,620 / EUR 3,020 / GBP 2,440 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- conference perspectiveConference Perspective N/A Up to 1500 words Up to 15 references Up to 2 1-2 photographs are welcomeLength not stated
- how to...How to... N/A Up to 1500 words Up to 15 references Up to 5 1-2 photographs are welcomeLength not stated
- innovation, implementation, improvementInnovation, Implementation, Improvement Structured; up to 250 words Up to 1500 words Up to 15 references Up to 5 1-2 photographs are welcomeLength not stated
- letterArticle Type Abstract requirement Word Limit References Tables, figures, or boxes Illustrations Example Research Article Structured; up to 250 words Up to 3000 …Length not stated
- letters to the editorArticle Type Abstract requirement Word Limit References Tables, figures, or boxes Illustrations Example Research Article Structured; up to 250 words Up to 3000 …Length not stated
- perspectiveArticle Type Abstract requirement Word Limit References Tables, figures, or boxes Illustrations Example Research Article Structured; up to 250 words Up to 3000 …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- research articleArticle Type Abstract requirement Word Limit References Tables, figures, or boxes Illustrations Example Research Article Structured; up to 250 words Up to 3000 …Length not stated
- review articleArticle Type Abstract requirement Word Limit References Tables, figures, or boxes Illustrations Example Research Article Structured; up to 250 words Up to 3000 …Length not stated
- the clinical teacher’s toolboxThe Clinical Teacher’s Toolbox N/A 1500-2000 words Up to 15 references Up to 5 N/ALength not stated
- viewpointArticle Type Abstract requirement Word Limit References Tables, figures, or boxes Illustrations Example Research Article Structured; up to 250 words Up to 3000 …main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use AI Policy
Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools—such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs)—cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship (as discussed in the previous section), no…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an Open Access option. You’ll have the option to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here and see The Clinical Teacher's APC pricing here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. This journal does not charge submission fees. Article Preparation Support Wiley Editi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism IThenticate CrossCheck
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read Wiley’s Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors and Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1743-4971
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-498X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Clinical Teacher
What CAS zone is Clinical Teacher in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Teacher is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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.
What is the impact factor of Clinical Teacher?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Teacher?
Based on the dates recorded on 105 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 158 days (interquartile range 87–246 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 22% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Teacher?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Teacher based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (14), Australia (6) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Teacher?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Teacher is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Clinical Teacher open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Teacher is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,620.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .