Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Croatian Medical Journal
ISSN 0353-9504 · eISSN 1332-8166 · Medicinska Naklada d.o.o · CROATIA · Bimonthly · Founded 1992
Croatian Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Croatian Medical Journal is published by Medicinska Naklada d.o.o 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 Forensic and Genetic Research, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, together about 25% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ) is an international peer reviewed journal open to scientists from all fields of biomedicine and health related research. Although CMJ welcomes all contributions that increase and expand on medical knowledge, the two areas are of the special interest: topics globally relevant for biomedicine and health and medicine in developing and emerging countries.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Denmark 1, Czechia 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine7.3%
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesArts and Humanities6.4%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Molecular Biology Techniques and ApplicationsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences4.1%
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 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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53LetPub ·
- h-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 675OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,635 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 10 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 79 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 226 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 549 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 562 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 978 |
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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-NC-ND | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license Model summary
Diamond open access articles are published under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
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
- Medicinska Naklada d.o.o
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- English, Croatian
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1992
- ISSN
- 0353-9504
- Electronic ISSN
- 1332-8166
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Croatian Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Croatian Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Croatian Medical Journal 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.
What is the impact factor of Croatian Medical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 65.
How long does peer review take at Croatian Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Croatian Medical Journal based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), United Kingdom (1) and Denmark (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Croatian Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Croatian Medical Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Croatian Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Croatian 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .