Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Gaceta Medica de Caracas
ISSN 0367-4762 · eISSN 2739-0012 · Academia Nacional de Medicina
Gaceta Medica de Caracas: fully open access; 266 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gaceta Medica de Caracas is published by Academia Nacional de Medicina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, History of Medicine and Tropical Health and Medical History and Innovations, together about 40.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities17.6%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities14.8%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities8.1%
- Historical Studies in ScienceArts and Humanities6.3%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.8%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine3.7%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 474/669 | 29th |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,607 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 324 | 324 | 107 |
| 2025 | 266 | 266 | 154 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | 176 |
| 2023 | 196 | 196 | 161 |
| 2022 | 271 | 271 | 87 |
| 2021 | 945 | 945 | 37 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Academia Nacional de Medicina
- ISSN
- 0367-4762
- Electronic ISSN
- 2739-0012
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gaceta Medica de Caracas
Which databases index Gaceta Medica de Caracas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gaceta Medica de Caracas is indexed in Scopus.
Is Gaceta Medica de Caracas open access, and what is the APC?
Gaceta Medica de Caracas is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .