Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Istanbul Medical Journal
ISSN 2619-9793 · eISSN 2148-094X · Galenos Yayinevi · Turkey
Istanbul Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Istanbul Medical Journal is published by Galenos Yayinevi 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 Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease Prognosis, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment and Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes, together about 18.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The İstanbul Medical Journal is an open access, scientific, double-blind peer-reviewed journal in the field of general medicine. No fee is charged from the authors during the submission, evaluation and publication process. It is the official publication of the Istanbul Training and Research Hospital and is published four times in a year; on February, May, August and November.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisMedicine6.4%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6.1%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine6.1%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.4%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.1%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.9%
- Cardiac Imaging and DiagnosticsMedicine3.9%
- Sinusitis and nasal conditionsMedicine3.9%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 53.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,128 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 2 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 26 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 33 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | 70 |
| 2022 | 61 | 61 | 53 |
| 2021 | 60 | 60 | 55 |
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)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest
The journal uses ICMJE Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form Model summary
ICMJE Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
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
- Galenos Yayinevi
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2619-9793
- Electronic ISSN
- 2148-094X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Istanbul Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Istanbul Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Istanbul Medical 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 Istanbul Medical Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Istanbul Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
Which databases index Istanbul Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Istanbul Medical Journal is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Istanbul Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Istanbul Medical Journal is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .