Journal profile
Folia Medica Copernicana
ISSN 2300-5432 · eISSN 2451-4101 · Via Medica · Poland
Folia Medica Copernicana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 26 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
"Medical Research Journal" (previously "Folia Medica Copernicana") hereinafter referred to as MRJ or "the Journal", is the official journal of Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University with international peer-review. The journal is published in English four times per year. The journal welcomes contributions of original communications, experimental and theoretical, that advance medical and biomedical science. A manuscript within the scope of the journal should cover the field of general medicine, pharmaceutical research, immunology, hematology and hemostasis, molecular diagnostics, toxicology, endocrinology, oncology, nursing, clinical biochemistry, analytical techniques and evidence-based laboratory medicine.The majority of the published contents includes original papers covering a broad spectrum of medical topics and review papers submitted largely upon the journal editors’ request by authors considered experts in a certain medical or biomedical domain.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Jacek KubicaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 42, United States 7, Italy 6, Germany 2, Canada 2 (68 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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
EBSCO, OCLC, CrossrefPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Adheres to COPE principles. Model summary
Via Medica strongly recommends journal editors to adhere to the principles of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), particularly to deal with acts of ethical misconduct.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All articles published by 'Medical Research Journal' become a property of the Publisher. Reprints of both whole articles and extracts, as well as translations to other languages for commercial use can be produced only after obtaining relevant permission from the Publisher. Copyright transfer Sending the manuscript the author(s) confirm(s) that (s)he has (they have) not previously submitted it to a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Articles published on-line in the Journal are available in open access immediately after publication and are published under Creative Common Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercia…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Follows ICMJE editorial recommendations. Model summary
"Medical Research Journal" is committed to prompt evaluation and publication of submitted articles. All manuscripts together with supplementary files should be submitted online at www.fmc.viamedica.pl. The submission and review process is fully electronic and submissions by e-mail or postal mail will not be accepted. Please follow the manuscript preparation section. Manuscripts submitted for publi…
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
- Via Medica
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2300-5432
- Print ISSN
- 2451-2591
- Electronic ISSN
- 2451-4101
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folia Medica Copernicana
How long does peer review take at Folia Medica Copernicana?
Authors report an average review time of about 26 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 Copernicana based?
Of the 68 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (42), United States (7) and Italy (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Folia Medica Copernicana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Medica Copernicana is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Folia Medica Copernicana open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Medica Copernicana 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, 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: .