Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
History of Medicine
ISSN 2500-2910 · eISSN 2409-5834 · I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
History of Medicine: fully open access; 59 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
History of Medicine is published by I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are History of Science and Medicine, Medical History and Innovations and History of Medicine Studies, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities28.6%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities14.2%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities12.2%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities6.8%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine6.6%
- Soviet and Russian HistorySocial Sciences4.5%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical Philosophy and ScienceArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 564/1599 | 64th |
| History and Philosophy of Science | Q3 | 129/208 | 38th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 261/309 | 15th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 12 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 39 |
| 2024 | 177 | 177 | 32 |
| 2023 | 286 | 286 | 55 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 33 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 39 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
- ISSN
- 2500-2910
- Electronic ISSN
- 2409-5834
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about History of Medicine
Which databases index History of Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, History of Medicine is indexed in Scopus.
Is History of Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
History of Medicine is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .