Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
International Journal of Clinical Practice
ISSN 1368-5031 · eISSN 1742-1241 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1997
International Journal of Clinical Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.93; fully open access; APC about USD 2,700; median 209 days to acceptance (133 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 204 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Clinical Practice is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Medical Research and Practices, Medical History and Innovations and Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, together about 19.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Clinical Practice is a general medical journal. International Journal of Clinical Practice gives special priority to work that has international appeal. The journal’s original, varied and independently peer-reviewed articles and features attract the interest of clinicians in a wide variety of therapeutic areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Angela VinturachePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 26%); most named Mainland China 10, United States 4, Italy 2, Canada 2, Brazil 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Research and PracticesHealth Professions8.8%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities5.7%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.1%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine5%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine4.5%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine4.2%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine4.1%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| 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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest
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
- 1.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,488OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 199LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 199Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 777,364Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 294 | 294 | 19 |
| 2025 | 204 | 204 | 125 |
| 2024 | 111 | 111 | 371 |
| 2023 | 107 | 107 | 850 |
| 2022 | 311 | 311 | 4,363 |
| 2021 | 1,070 | 687 | 12,633 |
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
209 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (133 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 239 days
- Sample
- 133 articles with submission and acceptance dates (472 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 238 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,700 / GBP 1,730 / EUR 2,240 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,350 / EUR 2,040 / GBP 1,730 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- original researchThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles should present the results of an original research study. These manuscripts should describe how the research project was conducted and provide…Length not stated
- reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
- reviewsA review article provides an overview of the published literature in a particular subject area.Length not stated
- systematic reviewThe journal will consider the following article types: Research articles Research articles should present the results of an original research study. These manus…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Title and authorship information
The following information should be included: Manuscript title Full author names Full institutional mailing addresses Email addresses Affiliations. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in institutional affiliations. Responsibility for affiliations ultimately rests with the author, although the publisher may request changes be made to countries listed in affiliations t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Concurrent submissions limited to three manuscripts under review Model summary
Authors must declare all relevant interests that could be perceived as conflicting. Authors should explain why each interest may represent a conflict. If no conflicts exist, the authors should state this. Submitting authors are responsible for co-authors declaring their interests. Conflicts of interest (COIs, also known as 'competing interests') occur when issues outside research could be reasonab…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
Data availability statement required Model summary
Authors must include a data availability statement with their submission. When submitting a manuscript, submitting authors will be asked to select from several pre-written statements or use the text editor to tell us about data availability with regard to their submission. Review our Data Sharing Policy to understand which data availability statement is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and permissions
Copyright: authors retain copyright, CC BY Model summary
Authors retain the copyright of their manuscripts, and all open access articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited. The use of general descriptive names, trade names, trademarks, and so forth in this publication, even if not speci…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal. Model summary
International Journal of Clinical Practice is an open access general medical journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review model: single-anonymized Model summary
The journal follows a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Information on the Peer Review model can be found here. Wiley's policy on the confidentiality of the review process is available here. All submitted articles are subject to assessment and peer review to ensure editorial appropriateness and technical correctness. Research published in the journal must be: Scien…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via iThenticate CrossCheck Model summary
This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint policy: preprint servers allowed Model summary
The journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers, and does not consider this to compromise the novelty of the results. Articles based on content previously made public only on a preprint server, institutional repository, or in a thesis will be considered. The preprint should be cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting guidelines
Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission. We particularly encourage the use of: CONSORT for randomized controlled tria…
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
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1997
- ISSN
- 1368-5031
- Electronic ISSN
- 1742-1241
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Clinical Practice
What CAS zone is International Journal of Clinical Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Clinical Practice 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Clinical Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.93; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 143.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Clinical Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 133 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 209 days (interquartile range 113–298 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Clinical Practice based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 26%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (10), United States (4) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Clinical Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Clinical Practice is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Clinical Practice open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Clinical Practice is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .