Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Ghana Medical Journal
ISSN 0855-0328 · eISSN 2616-163X · Ghana Medical Association · Ghana
Ghana Medical Journal: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ghana Medical Journal is published by Ghana Medical Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 23.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (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
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.6%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine7%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Malaria Research and ControlMedicine5.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine4.5%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4.1%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine3.7%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 302/669 | 54th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 775 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 720 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 950 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 1,108 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 929 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 1,013 |
| 2021 | 64 | 64 | 917 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ghana Medical Association
- Country or region
- Ghana
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0855-0328
- Print ISSN
- 0016-9560
- Electronic ISSN
- 2616-163X
- Society / sponsor
- Ghana Medical Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ghana Medical Journal
How long does peer review take at Ghana Medical Journal?
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.
Which databases index Ghana Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ghana Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ghana Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Ghana Medical Journal is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .