Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Internal Medicine Journal
ISSN 1444-0903 · eISSN 1445-5994 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · AUSTRALIA · Monthly · Founded 2001
Internal Medicine Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,570; median 98 days to acceptance (107 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 393 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Internal Medicine Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, together about 18.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Internal Medicine Journal is the official journal of the Adult Medicine Division of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). Its purpose is to publish high-quality internationally competitive peer-reviewed original medical research, both laboratory and clinical, relating to the study and research of human disease. Papers will be considered from all areas of medical practice and science. The Journal also has a major role in continuing medical education and publishes review articles relevant to physician education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Paul BridgmanPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine6.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.7%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.2%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine5%
- Acute Ischemic Stroke ManagementMedicine4.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.4%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
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 3 |
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
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,455OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 242LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 335Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 906,773Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 344 | 200 | 65 |
| 2025 | 393 | 220 | 493 |
| 2024 | 361 | 240 | 855 |
| 2023 | 473 | 328 | 1,204 |
| 2022 | 496 | 248 | 1,655 |
| 2021 | 637 | 266 | 3,945 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 56 days – 148 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (108 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 137 days
- Sample
- 107 articles with submission and acceptance dates (785 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 120 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 33 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,570 / EUR 3,010 / GBP 2,440 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- editorialIn view of current pressures on editorial space, we insist that papers comply with the prescribed word length for article categories. Note that word length refe…Length not stated
- original articleheadings is at the editor’s discretion. Original Articles should not exceed 3000 words and should be arranged under the usual headings of Abstractmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- perspectivewords and 20 references, (iii) Clinical Perspectives: practical updates of management in major medical disorders of up to 3000 words and 30 references and (iv) …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review. Categories include: (i) Comprehensive Reviews of up to 3500 words and 35 references, (ii) Short Reviews of up to 1500 words amain text ≤ 3,500 words
- short reviewp to 3500 words and 35 references, (ii) Short Reviews of up to 1500 words and 20 references, (iii) Clinical Perspectives: practical umain text ≤ 1,500 words
- systematic reviewwords and 30 references and (iv) short Systematic Reviews with a maximum length of 3500 words. Authors wishing to submit them should check with the subspmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- viewpointbe considered if of outstanding merit. Viewpoint Articles of up to 2000 words giving a perspective on current aspects of medical practicemain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Preprints
- Publication ethics ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Conflict of Interest DisclosureIn accordance with the policies of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, the Internal Medicine Journal requires that all authors disclose any potential financial or other conflict of interest in discussion with the corresponding author at submission stage. A modified Conflict of Interest form has been adapted from the International Committee of Medical Journa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright COPYRIGHT, LICENSING AND ONLINE OPEN
Accepted papers will be passed to Wiley’s production team for publication. The author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Wiley’s Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be asked to complete an electronic license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Internal Medicine Journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers. Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. Internal Medicine Journal will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. You may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. You are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final publ…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2001
- ISSN
- 1444-0903
- Electronic ISSN
- 1445-5994
- Society / sponsor
- Adult Medicine Division of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Internal Medicine Journal
What CAS zone is Internal Medicine Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Internal Medicine Journal 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 Internal Medicine Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Internal Medicine Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 107 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 56–148 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 21% (2025). 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 Internal Medicine Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Internal Medicine Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Internal Medicine Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Internal Medicine Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,570.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .