Journal profile · Health Professions-Medical Laboratory Technology
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
ISSN 2635-3695 · eISSN 2667-2863 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development: impact factor 0.3 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 180; median 154 days to acceptance (111 articles, last 24 months); 89 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 23.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
We aimed to investigate the prevalence of ocular abnormalities in stroke patients and the risk factors in order to obtain baseline data for effective policy formulation on eye care as part of a multidisciplinary care for stroke patients at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, (UNTH) Enugu, Nigeria.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Medical Laboratory Technology
Editor-in-chief Emmanuel OnyebuchiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine12.9%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine5.5%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.5%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.7%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.7%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine4.7%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine4.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 274/336
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
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 (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.74%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 447 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
| 2025 | 89 | 89 | 32 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 53 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 75 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 75 |
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
154 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 131 days (111 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 285 days
- Sample
- 111 articles with submission and acceptance dates (134 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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 180 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 180 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 180 | No | — |
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2635-3695
- Electronic ISSN
- 2667-2863
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Medicine and Health Development
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Medicine and Health Development?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 7.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Medicine and Health Development?
Based on the dates recorded on 111 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 154 days (interquartile range 115–191 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Medicine and Health Development in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q4 (274/336). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index International Journal of Medicine and Health Development?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Medicine and Health Development is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Medicine and Health Development open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Medicine and Health Development is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 180.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .