Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Cukurova Medical Journal
ISSN 2602-3032 · eISSN 2602-3040 · Cukurova University · Turkey
Cukurova Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 95 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cukurova Medical Journal is published by Cukurova University 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 Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Anesthesia and Pain Management and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 18.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cukurova Medical Journal (formerly Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi ) is one of the official journals of Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine. Cukurova Medical Journal is an international, scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with independent, unbiased, and double-blinded peer-review principles. It is an online-print journal owned by Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine and published quarterly. The publication language of the journal is English. Cukurova Medical Journal is a peer-reviewed general medicine journal. The aim of the journal is to contribute to science by publishing high quality publications of scientific and clinical significance. For this purpose, original research articles, invited reviews, case reports and letters to the editor are published in all fields of related to the either basic or extended clinical experience in medical sciences (i.e general medicine, basic medical sciences, surgical sciences) . The journal does not accept unsolicited review articles for consideration. The scope of the journal includes but not limited to all areas of medicine and related sciences. The target audience of the journal includes researchers who are interested or working in in all fields of medicine. Articles should describe original data that has not been previously published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Manuscripts that comply with the Cukurova Medical Journal submission rules and are found suitable for the scope of the journal are sent to at least two external referees who are experts in their fields for peer review. After discussing the suitability of Cukurova Medical Journal Editorial Board members, they then consider the reviewers' comments on each submission. The final decision for all submitted manuscripts rests with the Editor-in-Chief. The Editorial Board of Cukurova Medical Journal undertakes to comply with the criteria of the International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME) and Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Cukurova Medical Journal is currently indexed in Web of Science- Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Chemical Abstracts, EBSCO, and TUBITAK ULAKBIM TR Index. Cukurova Medical Journal (formerly Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi ) is one of the official journals of Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine. Cukurova Medical Journal is an international, scientific, open access periodical published in accordance with indep
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their TreatmentsMedicine7.3%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.6%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.4%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology5.2%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions4.8%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.7%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine4.5%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine4.3%
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.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.36%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 122LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,677 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 67 | 67 | 5 |
| 2025 | 125 | 125 | 25 |
| 2024 | 141 | 141 | 63 |
| 2023 | 185 | 185 | 163 |
| 2022 | 210 | 210 | 239 |
| 2021 | 177 | 177 | 528 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
95 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 95 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Not considered
- Review articles
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
- Cukurova University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2602-3032
- Electronic ISSN
- 2602-3040
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cukurova Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Cukurova Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cukurova 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.
How long does peer review take at Cukurova Medical Journal?
The publisher reports about 95 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Cukurova Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cukurova Medical Journal is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cukurova Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Cukurova Medical Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .