Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
Educacion Medica
ISSN 1575-1813 · eISSN 1579-2099 · Elsevier · Spain
Educacion Medica: fully open access; APC about USD 710; review about 79 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 127 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Educacion Medica is published by Elsevier. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Health and Medical Education and Higher Education Teaching and Evaluation, together about 59.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Medical EducationThe journal Educación Médica (Medical Education) is a scientific journal that is published 6 times a year, with articles in Spanish and in English, and will consider for publication those works related to education in the Health Sciences in all its aspects: teaching planning, and development of teaching; educational resources; teaching methodology; educational techniques; teaching accreditation; learning styles results; evaluation; etc. Works may be submitted on the initiative of the author, or at the request or commission of the journal Editorial Committee.The journal is sponsored by the Chair of Medical Education at the Complutense University of Madrid, created through a collaboration agreement between an Academic Institution (the Complutense University of Madrid) and a non-profit/non-Pharma Institution (Fundación Lilly).This publication is the official journal of the Iberoamerican Forum of Medical Education (FIAEM).La revista Educación Médica es una revista científica de periodicidad bimestral, que publica artículos en español y en inglés, y que considerará para su publicación aquellos trabajos relacionados con la educación en las Ciencias de la Salud en todos sus aspectos: la planificación docente y el desarrollo de la docencia; los recursos educativos; la metodología docente; las técnicas educativas; la acreditación docente; los estilos de aprendizaje; los resultados; la evaluación; etc. Los trabajos podrán ser presentados por iniciativa del autor, o bien a demanda o petición del Comité Editorial de la revista.La revista se encuentra auspiciada por la Cátedra de Educación Médica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, creada mediante un convenio de colaboración entre una Institución Académica (la Universidad Complutense de Madrid) y una Institución sin ánimo de lucro (Fundación Lilly). Dicha Cátedra se encuentra regida por una Comisión Mixta presidida por el Vicerrector de Investigación de la Universidad Complutense.Esta publicación es el órgano de expresión del Foro Iberoamericano de Educación Médica (FIAEM).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Joaquín García-Estañ LópezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 32, Argentina 11, United States 7, Mexico 4, Portugal 3 (63 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine38%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions17.7%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine3.1%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine2.9%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine2.8%
- Medical Education and AdmissionsMedicine2.7%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine2.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 300/669 | 55th |
| Education | Q3 | 1054/1698 | 37th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 282OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,023 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 109 | 109 | 537 |
| 2025 | 127 | 127 | 918 |
| 2024 | 154 | 154 | 1,205 |
| 2023 | 143 | 143 | 1,440 |
| 2022 | 107 | 107 | 1,201 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 1,065 |
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
79 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 30 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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 79 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 710 | Yes | CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 640 / EUR 600 / GBP 510 / JPY 79,380 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 710 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Open access
- Conflicts of interest
Co-submission of related data, methods or protocols to Data in Brief or MethodsX is encouraged. Model summary
You are encouraged to publish a description of your research data, methods, or protocols related to your regular article as a co-submission article in Data in Brief or MethodsX.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 710 (excluding taxes). This journal is taking part in the GPOA program.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1575-1813
- Electronic ISSN
- 1579-2099
- Society / sponsor
- Iberoamerican Forum of Medical Education
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Educacion Medica
How long does peer review take at Educacion Medica?
The publisher reports about 79 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Educacion Medica based?
Of the 63 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (32), Argentina (11) and United States (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Educacion Medica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Educacion Medica is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Educacion Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Educacion Medica is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 710.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .