Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities
ISSN 0976-2884 · eISSN 0976-2892
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 67 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities 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 Mosquito-borne diseases and control, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, together about 18.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of stressful life events, Internet use patterns, and sleep quality among undergraduate medical students, and to examine their relationships.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Anupam PrakashPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine7.4%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.2%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.9%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine4.9%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.7%
- Peripheral Neuropathies and DisordersMedicine4.4%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.2%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL · rank 257/336
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 962 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 2 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 13 |
| 2024 | 66 | 66 | 50 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 84 |
| 2022 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 105 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
67 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 39 days – 101 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 116 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 202 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (135 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 33 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-SA |
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
- ISSN
- 0976-2884
- Electronic ISSN
- 0976-2892
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Medical Specialities
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Medical Specialities in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Medical Specialities 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 Indian Journal of Medical Specialities?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Medical Specialities?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 67 days (interquartile range 39–101 days). 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 JCR quartile is Indian Journal of Medical Specialities in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q4 (257/336). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Medical Specialities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Medical Specialities is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Medical Specialities open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Medical Specialities 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .