Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Gazi Medical Journal
ISSN 2147-2092 · Gazi University · Turkey
Gazi Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 84 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gazi Medical Journal is published by Gazi 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 Urological Disorders and Treatments, Tracheal and airway disorders and Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 17.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Gazi Medical Journal is an open access, scientific, double-blind peer-reviewed journal in the field of general medicine. No fee is charged from the authors during the submission, evaluation and publication process. It is the official publication of Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, and is published quarterly in English and Turkish.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine6.8%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine5.4%
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4.8%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.6%
- Airway Management and Intubation TechniquesMedicine4.6%
- Cancer and Skin LesionsMedicine4.6%
- Congenital Heart Disease StudiesMedicine4.4%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 77LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,621 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 3 |
| 2025 | 84 | 84 | 45 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 47 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 34 |
| 2022 | 102 | 102 | 60 |
| 2021 | 148 | 148 | 67 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Model summary
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
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
- Gazi University
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2147-2092
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 3 (July 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gazi Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Gazi Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gazi 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.
What is the impact factor of Gazi Medical Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at Gazi Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index Gazi Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gazi Medical Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gazi Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Gazi 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, 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: .