Journal profile · Medicine-Internal Medicine
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
ISSN 2284-2594 · SMC MEDIA SRL · Italy
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 10 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 298 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine is published by SMC MEDIA SRL. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vasculitis and related conditions, Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management and Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade, together about 17.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Rheumatology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal's mission is to promote the best medical practice and innovation in the field of acute and general medicine. It also provides a forum for internal medicine doctors where they can share new approaches with the aim of improving diagnostic and clinical skills in this field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Internal Medicine
Editor-in-chief John Kellett AdjunctPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine7%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.3%
- Pericarditis and Cardiac TamponadeMedicine5.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.1%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.9%
- Cardiac tumors and thrombiMedicine4.9%
- IgG4-Related and Inflammatory DiseasesMedicine4.9%
- Otitis Media and Relapsing PolychondritisMedicine4.5%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 153OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,051 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 150 | 150 | 22 |
| 2025 | 298 | 298 | 161 |
| 2024 | 251 | 251 | 343 |
| 2023 | 173 | 173 | 436 |
| 2022 | 185 | 185 | 606 |
| 2021 | 226 | 226 | 1,198 |
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
10 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 8 days – 19 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 49 days
- Sample
- 94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (479 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 300 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 300 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 440 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- EUR 440
- Page charges
- EUR 440
- Submission fee
- EUR 440
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)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
- Not considered
- No brief reports or correspondence will be considered.
Article types accepted2
- case reportsEJCRIM welcomes the submission of contributions in the form of Case Reports or Clusters of Cases.Length not stated
- clusters of casesEJCRIM welcomes the submission of contributions in the form of Case Reports or Clusters of Cases.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Max 7 authors Model summary
A maximum of 7 Authors can be accepted for a manuscript. Each Author must have contributed substantially to manuscript design and writing, research or patient treatment in compliance with the ICMJE recommendations. Any other participant in the study with different roles may be included in an addendum at the end of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Conflict of interest disclosure Model summary
A conflict of interest may exist when an Author or the Author's institution has a financial or other relationship with other people or organizations that may inappropriately influence (bias) the author's work. Financial relationships are easily identifiable, but conflicts can also occur because of personal relationships, academic competition, or intellectual passion. A conflict can be actual or po…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethical approval required Model summary
Authors must state that, if required, permission to publish their case report was granted by their local ethics committee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
EJCRIM uses a single-blind peer-review system (Reviewers and Authors are not identified by Authors).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only Model summary
Submitted manuscript must not have been published in print or online, or being considered for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Official journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), representing 40 national societies from 38 European countries. Model summary
The European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine is an official Journal of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (EFIM), representing 40 national societies from 38 European countries.
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
- SMC MEDIA SRL
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2284-2594
- Society / sponsor
- European Federation of Internal Medicine
- 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 European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 10 days (interquartile range 8–19 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .