Journal profile
Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics
ISSN 2322-4304 · eISSN 2383-3610 · Qom University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics is published by Qom University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Workplace Spirituality and Leadership and Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, together about 53.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences35%
- Workplace Spirituality and LeadershipSocial Sciences10.4%
- Mindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychology8.1%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology5.1%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions3.6%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.6%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychology2.8%
- Attachment and Relationship DynamicsPsychology2.5%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 223 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 77 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 73 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 77 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 126 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 80 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 61 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
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
- Qom University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2322-4304
- Electronic ISSN
- 2383-3610
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics
How long does peer review take at Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics open access, and what is the APC?
Health Spirituality and Medical Ethics 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; 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: .