Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Journal of Korean Medical Science
ISSN 1011-8934 · eISSN 1598-6357 · Korean Academy of Medical Science · SOUTH KOREA · Bimonthly · Founded 1986
Journal of Korean Medical Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.09; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 104 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 316 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Korean Medical Science is published by Korean Academy of Medical Science 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 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies 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 Korean Medical Science (JKMS) is an international, Open Access, peer-reviewed weekly journal of medicine published online only in English. The Journal's publisher is the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS). JKMS aims to publish evidence-based, scientific research articles from various disciplines of the medical sciences. The Journal welcomes articles of general interest to medical researchers especially when they contain original information. Articles on the clinical evaluation of drugs and other therapies, epidemiologic studies of the general population, studies on pathogenic organisms and toxic materials, and the toxicities and adverse effects of therapeutics are welcome.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Jin-Hong YooPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 17, Hong Kong, China 4, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine7%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.8%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine6%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences5.2%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions5%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine4.7%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, KoreaMed
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
- 3.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,851OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 284LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,792 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 319 | 319 | 61 |
| 2025 | 316 | 316 | 792 |
| 2024 | 372 | 372 | 2,151 |
| 2023 | 427 | 427 | 3,749 |
| 2022 | 363 | 363 | 4,476 |
| 2021 | 345 | 345 | 6,400 |
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
104 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 61 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 127 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 222 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (688 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8.9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | KRW 900,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | KRW 900,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KRW 900,000 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted10
- brief communicationsBrief communications are short original research articles on issues important to medical researchers.Length not stated
- case conference for cme in jkmsCase conference for CME in JKMS are descriptive materials for discovering typical cases of major diseases that are currently observed in Korea with high educati…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports deal with clinical cases of medical interest or innovation.Length not stated
- correspondencesCorrespondences include reader comments on articles published in JKMS and replies from the authors.Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials are invited perspectives on an area of medical science, dealing with very active fields of research, current medical interests, fresh insights and de…Length not stated
- guidelinesGuidelines are instructions for practical medical care or technical details of writing and drawing.Length not stated
- invited review articlesReview articles provide a concise review of a subject of importance to medical researchers written by an invited expert in medical science.Length not stated
- opinionsOpinions suggest creative perspectives for medical issues.Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles are papers reporting the results of basic and clinical investigations that are sufficiently well documented to be acceptable to critical reade…Length not stated
- special articlesSpecial articles are invited with an intention of special introduction of medical information.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
The JKMS follows the recommendations for authorship by the ICMJE, 2025 (http://www.icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf) and Good Publication Practice Guidelines for Medical Journals 3rd Edition (KAMJE, 2019, https://www.kamje.or.kr/board/view?b_name=bo_publication&bo_id=13&per_page=). Authorship credit should be based on 1) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest XI. DISCLOSURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY
If artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted technologies (such as large language models, chatbots, or image creators) were used during preparation of the manuscript, authors should disclose how they used AI in both the cover letter and the submitted work. Authors are responsible for scientific integrity of all contents that AI generated. Authors should not list AI-assisted technologies as an author o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data sharing statement
JKMS accepts the ICMJE Recommendations for data sharing statement policy (http://icmje.org/icmje-recommendations.pdf). All manuscripts reporting clinical trial results should submit a data sharing statement following the ICMJE guidelines from 1 July 2018. Authors may refer to the editorial, “Data Sharing statements for Clinical Trials: A Requirement of the International Committee of Medical Journa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics VI. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Research Ethics All manuscripts should be prepared based on strict observation of research and publication ethics guidelines recommended by the Council of Science Editors (http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/), International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE, http://www.icmje.org/), World Association of Medical Editors (WAME, http://www.wame.org/), and the Korean Association of Medical …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright XIII. COPYRIGHT
Copyright policy Model summary
All authors of accepted manuscripts must sign a copy of the Journal's “Authorship Responsibility and License Agreement” form and submit it to Fax: +82.2-794-3148 or E-mail: jkms@kams.or.kr. For the copyrights of the contributions published in JKMS see Creative Commons (Attribution-Noncommercial) at http://creativecommons.org.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review IV. EDITORIAL AND PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Anonymity of referees Model summary
JKMS reviews all manuscripts received. A manuscript is previewed for its format and academic relevancy, and then rejected or sent to the 3 most relevant investigators available for review of the contents. The editor selects peer referees by recommendation of the Editorial Board members or from the Board's specialist database. In addition, if deemed necessary, a review of statistics may be requeste…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Redundant Publication and Plagiarism
Redundant publication is defined as “reporting (publishing or attempting to publish) substantially the same work more than once, without attribution of the original source(s)”. Characteristics of reports that are substantially similar include the following: (a) “at least one of the authors must be common to all reports (if there are no common authors, it is more likely plagiarism than redundant pu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy Model summary
Preprinted manuscripts in medRxiv, bioRxiv or similar platforms are allowed to be submitted to the Journal.
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
- Korean Academy of Medical Science
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
- Electronic ISSN
- 1598-6357
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 36 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Medical Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Korean Medical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Korean Medical Science is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Korean Medical Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.09; CiteScore 5, h-index 112.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Korean Medical Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 104 days (interquartile range 61–147 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8.9%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Korean Medical Science based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (17), Hong Kong, China (4) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Korean Medical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Korean Medical Science is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Korean Medical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Korean Medical Science is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .