Journal profile
Deutsches Arzteblatt
ISSN 0012-1207 · eISSN 2199-7292 · Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag · Germany
Deutsches Arzteblatt: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 149 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Deutsches Arzteblatt is published by Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Diabetes Management and Research and Asthma and respiratory diseases, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersMedicine9.8%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine7.1%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine6.6%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.7%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.3%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine5%
- Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Lung Cancer Treatments and MutationsMedicine4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexSCIEScopusMEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,470 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 127 | 75 |
| 2025 | 149 | 149 | 116 |
| 2024 | 162 | 162 | 97 |
| 2023 | 142 | 142 | 106 |
| 2022 | 173 | 173 | 105 |
| 2021 | 134 | 134 | 100 |
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)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 | Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Deutscher Ärzte-Verlag
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 0012-1207
- Electronic ISSN
- 2199-7292
- Society / sponsor
- German Medical Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Deutsches Arzteblatt
How long does peer review take at Deutsches Arzteblatt?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Deutsches Arzteblatt?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Deutsches Arzteblatt is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, SCIE, Scopus, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Deutsches Arzteblatt open access, and what is the APC?
Deutsches Arzteblatt 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; 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: .