Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Galician Medical Journal
ISSN 2306-4285 · eISSN 2414-1518 · Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University · Ukraine
Galician Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Galician Medical Journal is published by Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical and Biological Sciences, Healthcare Systems and Public Health and Human Health and Disease, together about 41% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
“Galician Medical Journal” is a double-anonymized, peer-reviewed scholarly journal publishing original research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters in General & Internal Medicine and Pathology. The journal considers clinically relevant and methodologically sound work on disease mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, multimorbidity, patient care, and related issues, including experimental and clinical investigations that deepen understanding of disease processes. Priority is given to manuscripts that offer transferable clinical or scientific insights and are reported in accordance with appropriate reporting standards. Submissions with only narrow local descriptive value, as well as manuscripts outside the journal’s scope, are not normally considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Taras KotykPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 9, Italy 2, United States 1, India 1, Türkiye 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical and Biological SciencesMedicine16.3%
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine15.9%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine8.8%
- Engineering Technology and MethodologiesEngineering6%
- Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsNeuroscience4.2%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine3.2%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine2.8%
- Intestinal and Peritoneal AdhesionsMedicine2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Sherpa Romeo, CABI, WorldCat, BASE, CORE
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 10Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 486 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 14 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 45 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 77 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 72 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 66 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- case reportsOriginal research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters are considered.Length not stated
- lettersOriginal research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters are considered.Length not stated
- original research articlesOriginal research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters are considered.Length not stated
- reviewsOriginal research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters are considered.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Use of AI-assisted Technologies by Authors
The Editorial Team adheres to the ICMJE Recommendations and COPE position on authorship and AI tools (COPE position statement). AI-assisted technologies cannot be listed as authors or co-authors, as they cannot take responsibility for the accuracy, integrity, and originality of the work. If authors used AI-assisted technologies (such as large language models, chatbots, or image generators) in the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
The journal follows the authorship criteria established by the ICMJE. All authors should have made substantial contributions to all of the following: the conception and design of the study, or acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; final approval of the version to be submitted; agreement to be …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest and Editorial Independence
All authors are requested to disclose any financial and non-financial relationships or activities that could inappropriately influence, or be perceived to influence, their work. Sources of funding should also be reported. Conflicts of interest should be indicated in the Title Page file and will be disclosed in the published article where relevant. All reviewers are requested to declare any potenti…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability, Trial Registration, and Reporting Guidelines
Availability of datasets underlying the results provides a wide range of benefits to the scientific community. It promotes cooperation, improves research reproducibility, enables verification of results, and strengthens the value of further studies in the field. Galician Medical Journal encourages authors to share primary data, including, but not limited to, raw data, supporting metadata, and dict…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Integrity
Galician Medical Journal adheres to the principles of publication ethics and editorial integrity in line with COPE guidance, the ICMJE Recommendations, and the journal’s own editorial policies. These principles apply to authors, reviewers, editors, and members of the Editorial Board. The journal expects accurate reporting of research, appropriate disclosure of authorship, funding, and competing in…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication, with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). Authors may enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for non-exclusive distribution of the journal’s published version of t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Diamond open access, no publication fees Model summary
This journal operates as a diamond open-access publication, meaning that all content is freely available to users and institutions without fees, and that authors incur no publication costs. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Peer Review Summary: Identity transparency: double-anonymized peer review Reviewer interacts with: editor Review information published: none, except editorial dates Peer review: at least two reviewers Further Information: In addition to reviewer recommendations, editorial comments are provided to guide manuscript improvement. Manuscripts submitted to Galician Medical Journal undergo editorial asse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism, Redundant Publication, Citation Manipulation, and AI-assisted Content
Submitted manuscripts must be original and must not be under consideration by another journal at the time of submission. Authors should disclose any closely related manuscripts, overlapping publications, preprints, conference abstracts, posters, or other prior dissemination of the same work that may be relevant to editorial evaluation. Duplicate or redundant publication is not acceptable. This inc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Data Availability, Trial Registration, and Reporting Guidelines
Availability of datasets underlying the results provides a wide range of benefits to the scientific community. It promotes cooperation, improves research reproducibility, enables verification of results, and strengthens the value of further studies in the field. Galician Medical Journal encourages authors to share primary data, including, but not limited to, raw data, supporting metadata, and dict…
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
- Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2306-4285
- Electronic ISSN
- 2414-1518
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Galician Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Galician Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Galician Medical Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Galician Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Galician Medical Journal based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (9), Italy (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Galician Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Galician Medical Journal is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Galician Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Galician Medical Journal 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .