Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Diagnosis
ISSN 2194-8011 · eISSN 2194-802X · Walter de Gruyter
Diagnosis: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; median 71 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 97 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diagnosis is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills, Innovations in Medical Education and Radiology practices and education, together about 51.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine31.6%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine11.4%
- Radiology practices and educationMedicine8.1%
- Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality ControlMedicine6%
- Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealth Professions5.8%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions4%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.6%
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions3.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.19%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,025 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 20 | 30 |
| 2025 | 97 | 27 | 155 |
| 2024 | 88 | 33 | 351 |
| 2023 | 73 | 28 | 374 |
| 2022 | 58 | 33 | 493 |
| 2021 | 86 | 30 | 911 |
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 PubMed · to
71 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 109 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (233 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".
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 | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2194-8011
- Electronic ISSN
- 2194-802X
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diagnosis
What CAS zone is Diagnosis in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Diagnosis 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Diagnosis?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 71 days (interquartile range 39–109 days). 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 Diagnosis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diagnosis is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Diagnosis open access, and what is the APC?
Diagnosis is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .