Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
International Journal of Academic Medicine
ISSN 2455-5568 · Wolters Kluwer Health
International Journal of Academic Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 143 days to acceptance (32 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Academic Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Innovations in Medical Education, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Global Health and Surgery, together about 31.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Tanmoy GhatakPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine15.3%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine8.6%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine7.4%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences5.9%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions4.9%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine4.4%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine4.2%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3.7%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL · rank 227/336
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 6LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
| 2024 | 39 | 39 | 67 |
| 2023 | 31 | 25 | 36 |
| 2022 | 30 | 0 | 54 |
| 2021 | 42 | 0 | 80 |
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
143 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 257 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 81 days (32 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 256 days
- Sample
- 32 articles with submission and acceptance dates (37 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 2455-5568
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 4 (December 2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Academic Medicine
What CAS zone is International Journal of Academic Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Academic Medicine 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 International Journal of Academic Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 17.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Academic Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 32 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 143 days (interquartile range 57–257 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 International Journal of Academic Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q3 (227/336). 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 International Journal of Academic Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Academic Medicine is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Academic Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Academic Medicine is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .