Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences
ISSN 2413-0516 · Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press · Iraq
Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 300; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 77 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is published by Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press 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 Health and Well-being Studies, Dental Research and COVID-19 and Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, together about 19.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences (JCMS) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed open access publication of Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq. JCMS launched in January 2015 with quarterly frequency and since 2019 it has been published bi-monthly.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Iraq 5, United States 2, India 2, Iran 2, United Kingdom 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology8.5%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry6.1%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.3%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.9%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.1%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.1%
- Vitamin D Research StudiesMedicine4.1%
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 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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Iraqi Academic Scientific Journals (IASJ), EBSCO, Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), Google Scholar
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)
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 78.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 667 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 2 |
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | 30 |
| 2024 | 76 | 76 | 84 |
| 2023 | 82 | 82 | 95 |
| 2022 | 77 | 77 | 131 |
| 2021 | 74 | 74 | 197 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 300 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 300 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,000 / USD 450 / USD 650 / USD 400 | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- case reportsion, Acknowledgements, and References. Case reports must not exceed 1,000 words, 15 references and a reasonable amount of tables and/or figmain text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 15
- case reportsCase reports: Case reports are accepted provided they are of exceptional interest for readers.Length not stated
- editorialsManuscripts are publishable in the form of Editorials, Original Articles, Short Communications, Case Reports, Review Articles & Letters to the Editor.Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters could be of two types, commenting either on recently published articles or reporting cases, outbreaks, or original research. The former must be received…main text ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 10
- original articleost-effectiveness analyses. The text of original articles amounting to utmost 3000 words (excluding Abstract, References and Tables) should includemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- original articlesOriginal articles: These include randomized controlled trials, intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic test, outcome studies, and cost-effecti…Length not stated
- otherOther: Guest Editorial is solicited by the Editorial Board.Length not stated
- review articleThey should be written by authors considered experts on the subject. Therefore, the corresponding author of the review article must be one of the authors of at …main text ≤ 300 words · abstract ≤ 300 words · references ≤ 100
- review articlesReview Articles: They should be written by authors considered experts on the subject.Length not stated
- short communicationeview’s findings. Short Communications: Short communications are brief reports of research works containing new findings, which are not exceeding 2500 words fro…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsShort Communications: Short communications are brief reports of research works containing new findings, which are not exceeding 2500 words from introduction thr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest Disclosure:
All authors must state any actual or potential conflicts of interest with regard to the manuscript submitted for review under a heading of Conflicts of Interest (COI) Disclosure following the Acknowledgment section. Authors should also state if there are no conflicts of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Privacy statement Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member Model summary
JOCMS is a member of COPE under the code (JM 12506) and follows its Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
JCMS provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making results of the research freely available to the public and scientists across the globe will help in improving the life of human being in all countries of the world. Under the Open Access policy, all articles are available as outlined by the Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process:
Peer-reviewed journal Model summary
Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is a peer-reviewed journal. All manuscripts will be acknowledged upon submission to the Journal office, if all stated requirements are met. According to the policy of peer review in our Journal, a large extent of manuscripts are rejected through an in-house evaluation process based on a category of criteria including over flow of manuscripts, out of scope …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
RCT registration (CONSORT, WHO ICTRP, ClinicalTrials.gov) Model summary
Reports of randomized clinical trials should present information on all major study elements, including the protocol, assignment of interventions (methods allocation to treatment groups), and the method of masking (blinding), based on the CONSORT Statement
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
- Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press
- Country or region
- Iraq
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2413-0516
- Print ISSN
- 2415-1629
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences 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 Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iraq (5), United States (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
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: .