Journal profile · HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Journal of Medical Biography
ISSN 0967-7720 · eISSN 1758-1087 · SAGE
Journal of Medical Biography: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medical Biography is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical History and Innovations, History of Medical Practice and History of Medicine Studies, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities22.2%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine13.3%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities11.5%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology7.9%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience7.1%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine4.1%
- Medical History and ResearchArts and Humanities3.5%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 137OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 66.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 43 | 14 | 24 |
| 2024 | 56 | 23 | 22 |
| 2023 | 46 | 18 | 24 |
| 2022 | 41 | 11 | 87 |
| 2021 | 66 | 13 | 67 |
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.
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 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0967-7720
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-1087
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Biography
What CAS zone is Journal of Medical Biography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Medical Biography is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Philosophy. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Journal of Medical Biography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical Biography is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medical Biography open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical Biography is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .