Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Hippokratia
ISSN 1108-4189 · eISSN 1790-8019 · Lithografia Antoniadis I - Psarras Th G.P. · GREECE · Quarterly
Hippokratia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.35; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 8 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hippokratia is published by Lithografia Antoniadis I - Psarras Th G.P. 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 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, Traffic and Road Safety and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, together about 20% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The idea of creation of a general medical journal as a scientific foundation for the medical doctors serving the Greek National Health System goes back to the 1980s but it was only a theoretical concept. During the Scientific Committee Presidency of Dr J. Liatsis and P. Traianidis at Hippokratio General Hospital of Thessaloniki in 1995, Dr G. Vergoulas (General Secretary of the Scientific Committee and Head of the Education Committee), suggested the idea of establishing a new medical journal. Following several Education Committee meetings during 1996, the initial suggestion led into a detailed scientific proposal that was consequently submitted to the Greek Ministry of Health which approved the financial support of the new medical journal (four issues per year, 48 printed pages per issue, official languages both Greek and English). The initial scope of the journal was to publish scientific work conducted at Hippokratio Hospital of Thessaloniki and other Greek hospitals and to bring into a productive communication the medical scientists in matters of common interest. The first issue was published in January 1997. The Education Committee of Hippokratio Hospital, comprised the first Editorial Board of the journal whose name “Hippokratia” was given by D. Lipourlis, Professor of Philosophy at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The journal was published initially in Greek language with full abstracts in English. From 2000 full text articles in English were regularly published in the journal and since 2006 the journal is solely published in English. There is free full text access of published articles through the journal’s site. The journal is indexed / abstracted by PubMed Central, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Reuters’ (Science Citation Index Expanded, Journal Citation Reports / Science Edition), Free Medical Journals, EBSCO and Copernicus. Its impact factor for 2010 and 2011 was 0,660 and 0,525 respectively. Since 2010, Hippokratia journal successfully initiated annual seminars for its reviewers on biostatistics and research methodology (‘How to read and How to write a paper’) aiming to improve the peer review process and manuscript quality. Currently, the journal publishes articles from all over the world and has an international role. The number of submitted papers per year is constantly increasing (currently every issue numbers 96 pages). Until spring 2012, the hard copy of Hippokratia journal was issued in a tirage of 1500 copies and was distributed all over
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Georgios EfstratiadisPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 14, Canada 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine6.7%
- Traffic and Road SafetyEngineering6.7%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine6.7%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine6.7%
- Emergency and Acute Care StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Autonomous Vehicle Technology and SafetyEngineering6.7%
- Automotive and Human Injury BiomechanicsMedicine6.7%
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchMedicine6.7%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCEmbasePublisher website
Other: Free Medical Journals, EBSCO, Copernicus
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
- Impact factor
- 0.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 150 / EUR 150 / EUR 150 / EUR 150 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 10
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- case reportsCase Reports. Rare clinical cases with interesting presentation, diagnosis or treatment should be described in them.Length not stated
- case seriesCase series: They should be less than two printed pages (1600 words) including references.Length not stated
- editorial and invited articlesHippokratia journal will consider for publication: Editorial and invited articles.Length not stated
- editorials and invited articlesHippokratia journal will consider for publication: Editorials and Invited articles, Review articles, Original articles, Case Reports, Case series, and Letters t…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor should be concise and less than 500 words (no figures).Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles. These should be of experimental, clinical or epidemiological character.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles. These should be written by experts on the subject.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Conflicts of interest
Reports of randomised trials must conform to the revised CONSORT guidelines, and should be submitted with their protocols. Model summary
Reports of randomised trials must conform to the revised CONSORT guidelines, and should be submitted with their protocols.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trial registration required. Model summary
All reported clinical trials must have been registered in an international Clinical Trial Registry, and the registration number must be provided.
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
- Lithografia Antoniadis I - Psarras Th G.P.
- Country or region
- GREECE
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1108-4189
- Electronic ISSN
- 1790-8019
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hippokratia
What CAS zone is Hippokratia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Hippokratia 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 Hippokratia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.35; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 0.
How long does peer review take at Hippokratia?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Hippokratia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Hippokratia based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (14) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hippokratia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hippokratia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PMC and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Hippokratia open access, and what is the APC?
Hippokratia is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .