Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Folia Medica
ISSN 0204-8043 · eISSN 1314-2143 · University of Medicine · Bulgaria
Folia Medica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 64 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folia Medica is published by University of Medicine. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Dental materials and restorations, Oral microbiology and periodontitis research and Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments, together about 27.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Folia Medica is the official journal of the Medical University of Plovdiv published since 1959 and indexed by several major scientific databases. Since 2019, it has been co-published with Pensoft Publishers on the ARPHA publishing platform. The journal archive is available online.Folia Medica is a peer-reviewed, open-access, multidisciplinary, medical journal, published bimonthly in English. It accepts Research Articles, Invited Reviews, Case reports and Letters to the Editor. The scope of Folia Medica is limited to clinical and experimental medicine and dental medicine, pharmaceutical sciences and public health.The journal is published under the strict supervision of an Editorial Board after a rigorous double blind peer-review by independent experts in the respective fields
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 2, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Greece 1, Israel 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry11.6%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry8%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry7.5%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.6%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5.5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.9%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine3.5%
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 | 329/669 | 50th |
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
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 235OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 118 | 118 | 942 |
| 2025 | 117 | 117 | 1,169 |
| 2024 | 120 | 120 | 1,007 |
| 2023 | 140 | 140 | 1,060 |
| 2022 | 144 | 144 | 899 |
| 2021 | 136 | 136 | 746 |
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
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 97 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (253 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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| 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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributor role for each of co-author, i.e. Conceptualization, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Resources, Data Curation, Statistical analysis, Writing - Original draft, Writing - Review and Editing, Visualization, Supervision, Funding Acquisition. Once published the article will include the contr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the journal editors. After manuscripts are assigned to the section editor, individual editors are required to inform the managing editor of any possible conflicts of interest with the authors. Journal submissions are also assigned to reviewers to minimize conflicts of interest. After manus…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to Folia Medica and any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a double-blind peer review process, which means that both reviewer and author's names are concealed throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not reveal their identity. Please consider the Editor and Reviewer Guidelines in the About webpage of this journal for more details and stepwise instruct…
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
- University of Medicine
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0204-8043
- Electronic ISSN
- 1314-2143
- Society / sponsor
- Medical University of Plovdiv
- 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 Folia Medica
How long does peer review take at Folia Medica?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 42–97 days); authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Folia Medica based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (2), United Kingdom (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Folia Medica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Medica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Folia Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Medica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .