Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
ISSN 1565-1088 · Israel Medical Association · ISRAEL · Monthly · Founded 1999
ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.75; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 115 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL is published by Israel Medical Association and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topic is Child and Adolescent Health, about 100% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Israel Medical Association Journal (IMAJ), representing medical sciences and medicine in Israel, is published in English by the Israel Medical Association.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Joshua ShemerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions100%
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)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
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
- 0.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 115LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 882 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Instructions for Authors correspond to the Vancouver Method reference citation system for articles submitted to medical journals, as formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Model summary
Instructions for Authors correspond to the Vancouver Method reference citation system for articles submitted to medical journals, as formulated by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Full text of every article published by the IMAJ from the present day back to 1 January 2000. Model summary
Full text of every article published by the IMAJ from the present day back to 1 January 2000.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process managed via online submission interface. Model summary
Our online submission and peer review interface, enables authors to submit manuscripts, reviewers to submit their review and the editorial board to manage the peer-review process.
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
- Israel Medical Association
- Country or region
- ISRAEL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 1565-1088
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL
What CAS zone is ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 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 ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.75; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 1.
How long does peer review take at ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .