Journal profile
Electronic Physician
ISSN 2008-5842 · Electronic Physician · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Electronic Physician: impact factor 12 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 750; review about 10 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Electronic Physician is published by Electronic Physician. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health and Well-being Studies, Ophthalmology and Visual Health Research and Nursing education and management, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Electronic Physician is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original articles, reviews (traditional reviews and systematic reviews), Meta-analyses, case reports and other common types of articles related to all areas of basic and clinical medical sciences and all disciplines of health sciences. Editorials, letters to the editor, opinions, and other short articles are also welcomed. Topics of interest include all subjects that relate to the practice of medicine and the betterment of public health worldwide.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mehrdad JalalianPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iran 27, Malaysia 9, Germany 5, Hong Kong, China 4, United States 4 (64 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology17.2%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Health ResearchMedicine7.6%
- Nursing education and managementNursing6.5%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions5.9%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.4%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine5%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine4.4%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences4.2%
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
CINAHLERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: COPE
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 12Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 481OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 982 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 750 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 750 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 750 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Conflicts of interest 7. Conflict of Interest (COI):
All submissions must be accompanied by a completed Conflict of Interest (COI) form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
Electronic Physician is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of, the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND Model summary
Our articles our published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY AND REDISTRIBUTION
Open access Model summary
Electronic physician is an open access journal, which means that all articles are available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Our articles our published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modificat…
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
- Electronic Physician
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2008-5842
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Electronic Physician
What is the impact factor of Electronic Physician?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 12; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 53.
How long does peer review take at Electronic Physician?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Electronic Physician based?
Of the 64 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (27), Malaysia (9) and Germany (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Electronic Physician?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Electronic Physician is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CINAHL and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Electronic Physician open access, and what is the APC?
Electronic Physician is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 750.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .