Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
ISSN 0012-0472 · eISSN 1439-4413 · Georg Thieme Verlag · GERMANY · Weekly · Founded 1946
DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.62; hybrid open access; review 3–6 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 500 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT is published by Georg Thieme Verlag 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 Medical and Health Sciences Research, Health and Medical Studies and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 46% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die “DMW – Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift” steht seit über 150 Jahren für fundierte medizinische Information und Fortbildung auf höchstem wissenschaftlichem Niveau. Sie richtet sich an Internist*innen, Allgemeinmediziner*innen sowie medizinische Meinungsbildner*innen.Ihr Anspruch ist es, aktuelle evidenzbasierte Erkenntnisse verständlich, prägnant und praxisnah aufzubereiten. Schwerpunktthemen beleuchten relevante Fragestellungen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven und bieten konkrete Handlungsanweisungen für den ärztlichen Alltag. Ein vielseitiger Mix aus Übersichtsarbeiten, Kasuistiken, Fallbeispielen und Schritt‑für‑Schritt‑Anleitungen vermittelt fundiertes Fachwissen – für Einsteiger ebenso wie für erfahrene Expertinnen und Experten. Ergänzend erweitert „Medizin im Kontext“ den Blick über das rein Fachliche hinaus. Originalarbeiten erscheinen online Open Access, und vier jährliche Sonderausgaben zum „Klinischen Fortschritt“ liefern gebündelte Updates aus allen Schwerpunktgebieten der Inneren Medizin und angrenzenden Fächern.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine21.6%
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions16.6%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions7.8%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Biomedical and Chemical ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions7.3%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities6.9%
- Urticaria and Related ConditionsMedicine2.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.62LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 54Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,638OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.89%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 128LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 91,280 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 278 | 12 | 67 |
| 2025 | 500 | 19 | 74 |
| 2024 | 500 | 28 | 188 |
| 2023 | 529 | 40 | 275 |
| 2022 | 479 | 18 | 387 |
| 2021 | 525 | 18 | 619 |
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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Georg Thieme Verlag
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- Frequency
- Weekly
- Founded
- 1946
- ISSN
- 0012-0472
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-4413
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT
What CAS zone is DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT 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 DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.62; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT?
Authors report an average review time of 3–6 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.
Which databases index DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT open access, and what is the APC?
DEUTSCHE MEDIZINISCHE WOCHENSCHRIFT is a hybrid 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: .