Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Journal of Internal Medicine
ISSN 0954-6820 · eISSN 1365-2796 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1989
Journal of Internal Medicine: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.58; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,780; review about 109 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 154 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Internal Medicine is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health and Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, together about 24.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Internal Medicine (JIM), with its International Editorial Board, has developed into a highly successful journal since it was launched in its revised form in 1989. A fully international journal publishing articles from all over the world. Peer-reviewed and published in both online and print versions. JIM supports and organises scientific meetings in the form of symposia within the scope of the journal. Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI) Academic OneFile (GALE Cengage) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO Publishing) Agricultural Economics Database (CABI) Biological Abstracts (Clarivate Analytics) Biomedical Reference Collection (EBSCO Publishing) BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing) Consumer Health Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Current Contents: Clinical Medicine (Clarivate Analytics) Current Contents: Life Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI) Embase (Elsevier) Environmental Impact (CABI) Global Health (CABI) Health Reference Center Academic (GALE Cengage) Health Source Nursing/Academic (EBSCO Publishing) HEED: Health Economic Evaluations Database (Wiley-Blackwell) IDIS: Iowa Drug Information Service (University of Iowa) Leisure Tourism Database (CABI) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Nursing Resource Center (GALE Cengage) Nutrition & Food Sciences Database (CABI) Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series A: Human & Experimental (CABI) Parasitology Database (CABI) Protozoological Abstracts (CABI) Review of Medical & Veterinary Entomology (CABI) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Soybean Abstracts Online (CABI) STM Source (EBSCO Publishing) Tropical Diseases Bulletin (CABI) Veterinary Science Database (CABI) VetMed Resource (CABI) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Bo AngelinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 10%); most named Sweden 10, United States 4, Mainland China 3, Germany 2, Italy 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine11.5%
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMedicine7.5%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine5.2%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine5%
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesMedicine4.5%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.4%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Bone health and osteoporosis researchMedicine3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 7.58LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 19LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 19Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 19Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 3.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 143LetPub ·
- h-index
- 239OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,268OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 72.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 95LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 128Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,036,002Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,006 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 113 | 78 | 62 |
| 2025 | 154 | 123 | 816 |
| 2024 | 127 | 94 | 1,010 |
| 2023 | 173 | 154 | 2,962 |
| 2022 | 185 | 125 | 6,708 |
| 2021 | 213 | 153 | 7,370 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 7 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 6%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 109 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,780 / EUR 3,980 / GBP 3,180 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,780 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted8
- brief reportReview Article Perspective Original Article Brief Report Research Letter Letter to the Editor Editorial DebateLength not stated
- editorialRole of the corresponding author ORCID iD Conflicts of interest and financial disclosure Authorship criteria and contributions Acknowledgements Data access and …Length not stated
- letterReview Article Perspective Original Article Brief Report Research Letter Letter to the Editor Editorial DebateLength not stated
- letter to the editorReview Article Perspective Original Article Brief Report Research Letter Letter to the Editor Editorial DebateLength not stated
- original articleReview Article Perspective Original Article Brief Report Research Letter Letter to the Editor Editorial DebateLength not stated
- perspectiveReview Article Perspective Original Article Brief Report Research Letter Letter to the Editor Editorial DebateLength not stated
- reviewSubmitted articles are initially reviewed by at least two editors. Those judged to be of possible interest are generally sent for external peer-review.Commissio…Length not stated
- review articleReview Article Perspective Original Article Brief Report Research Letter Letter to the Editor Editorial DebateLength not stated
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0954-6820
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2796
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 300, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Internal Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Internal Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Internal Medicine is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Internal Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.58; CiteScore 19, h-index 239.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Internal Medicine?
The publisher reports about 109 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 6% (2025). 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 Internal Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Graphical abstract: Required; 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 Internal Medicine based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 10%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Sweden (10), United States (4) and Mainland China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Internal Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Internal Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Internal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Internal Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,780.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .