Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi
ISSN 1305-6441 · Istanbul University Press · Türkiye
Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 98 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); 49 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi is published by Istanbul University 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 Cultural and Sociopolitical Studies, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Urological Disorders and Treatments, together about 18.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Sociopolitical StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Urological Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.7%
- Turkish Literature and CultureArts and Humanities4.7%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
- Pelvic floor disorders treatmentsMedicine4.2%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine4.2%
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal SurgeryMedicine4.2%
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
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 680 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 37 | 1 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 10 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 23 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 58 |
| 2022 | 82 | 82 | 116 |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | 129 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 59 days – 144 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 49 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 158 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (96 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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Istanbul University Press
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1305-6441
- 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 Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi
What CAS zone is Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi?
Based on the dates recorded on 87 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 59–144 days); authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine-Istanbul Tip Fakultesi Dergisi 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, 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: .