Journal profile
Esculapio
ISSN 2309-3080 · eISSN 2309-592X · Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore · Pakistan
Esculapio: fully open access; APC about USD 100; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Esculapio is published by Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Innovations in Medical Education and Acute Myocardial Infarction Research, together about 22.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Esculapio is a peer-reviewed biomedical journal, aims to provide medical health professionals with current information relevant to the diagnosis and treatment. Each issue contains a series on in-depth original high quality research manuscripts, systematic reviews and meta-analysis, case reports, commentaries. short communication, cutting edge new technology, editorials and letters to the editor offering prompt publication.Esculapio is the official journal of Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore which publishes scholarly articles contributed by authors globally. The journal covers a range of current topics in medical education and clinical research. It covers the core biomedical health science subjects including basic medical sciences and emerging community problems, prepared in accordance with the ” Uniform requirements for submission to bio-medical journals” laid down by International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)” Special issues will be published from time to time and special themes for the issue will be recommended by editorial board. From time to time invited articles will be published if strongly adhering to prescribed format of journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Mahliqa Maqsud HeadPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine9.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.2%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine6.2%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions6.2%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.2%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine4.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.1%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.1%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 11 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 23 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 20 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 4 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 100 / PKR 7,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 100 / PKR 7,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 100 / PKR 7,000 | 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
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Lahore
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2309-3080
- Electronic ISSN
- 2309-592X
- Society / sponsor
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 02 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Esculapio
How long does peer review take at Esculapio?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Esculapio?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Esculapio is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Esculapio open access, and what is the APC?
Esculapio is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
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: .