Journal profile
Gaceta Medica Espirituana
ISSN 1608-8921 · eISSN 3005-3781 · Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus · Cuba
Gaceta Medica Espirituana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gaceta Medica Espirituana is published by Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Dental Health and Care Utilization and Health and Medical Education, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La GME publica resultados de investigaciones en salud de cualquier lugar del mundo. La revista publica originales, como son: las investigaciones pedagógicas, comunicaciones breves, historia en ciencias de la salud; además publica artículos de revisión, revisiones sistemáticas, reportes de casos, cartas al director y editoriales, todos relacionados con el área de investigación, la asistencia y la docencia en salud.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lic. Elizabeth Manso FernándezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Colombia 2, Chile 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine14.1%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry9.4%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions8.7%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry7.5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry6.1%
- Oral Health Pathology and TreatmentDentistry5.2%
- Higher Education Teaching and EvaluationSocial Sciences3.6%
- Dental Education, Practice, ResearchHealth Professions3.5%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,148 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 7 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 6 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 11 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — |
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)
Article types accepted6
- artículos de revisiónArtículos de revisión (Revisión bibliográfica)Length not stated
- carta al editorCarta al editorLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- originalesOriginales (Reporte original, Comunicación breve, Investigación pedagógica, Historia en Ciencias de la Salud)Length not stated
- reporte de casoReporte de caso (Presentación de caso)Length not stated
- revisiones sistemáticasRevisiones sistemáticas (https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/prisma/)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access
- Authorship
ORCID iD is mandatory for each author. Model summary
Cada autor deberá proporcionar, de forma obligatoria, su número ORCID. (www.orcid.org)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
References must follow Vancouver style. Model summary
Es requisito imprescindible (para todo tipo de artículo) que se adapten al estilo Vancouver todas las referencias citadas en el documento propuesto a la GME
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research must comply with ethical declarations (Declaration of Helsinki). Model summary
Las investigaciones presentadas deberán cumplir con todas las declaraciones éticas para los tipos de estudios, ya sea en humanos o en animales (Declaración de Helsinki)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal without restrictions. Model summary
Esta revista está disponible en Acceso Abierto sin restricciones, cumpliendo con la política internacional de Acceso Abierto a la información.
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
- Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Sancti Spíritus
- Country or region
- Cuba
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1608-8921
- Electronic ISSN
- 3005-3781
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Gaceta Medica Espirituana
How long does peer review take at Gaceta Medica Espirituana?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Gaceta Medica Espirituana based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2), Colombia (2) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Gaceta Medica Espirituana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gaceta Medica Espirituana is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Gaceta Medica Espirituana open access, and what is the APC?
Gaceta Medica Espirituana 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: .