Journal profile · MEDICAL INFORMATICS
International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications
ISSN 1947-315X · eISSN 1947-3168 · IGI Global Publishing
International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications is published by IGI Global Publishing 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 Electronic Health Records Systems, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Innovation in Digital Healthcare Systems, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health Information Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICAL INFORMATICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions10.5%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions8.5%
- Innovation in Digital Healthcare SystemsHealth Professions8.1%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions6.8%
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition SystemsComputer Science6.1%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine5.9%
- Medical Image Segmentation TechniquesComputer Science5.2%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering5.2%
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 | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Informatics | Q1 | 10/168 | 94th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q1 | 71/1022 | 93rd |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: On hold in ESCI (checked 20 August 2026). CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 14LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 426 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 202 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 491 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 332 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 | 370 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 312 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 298 |
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
- IGI Global Publishing
- ISSN
- 1947-315X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1947-3168
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications
What CAS zone is International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medical Informatics. 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.
Which databases index International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .