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Journal of Medicine Access
ISSN 2755-0834 · SAGE
Journal of Medicine Access: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 168 days to acceptance (26 articles, last 24 months); 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Medicine Access is published by SAGE and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Pharmaceutical Quality and Counterfeiting and Medication Adherence and Compliance, together about 38.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance18.7%
- Pharmaceutical Quality and CounterfeitingMedicine13.8%
- Medication Adherence and ComplianceMedicine5.7%
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesMedicine4.9%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine4.9%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.1%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 80 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 77 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 190 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 145 |
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
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 247 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 29 days (26 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 26 articles with submission and acceptance dates (28 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".
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — |
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
- 2755-0834
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medicine Access
What CAS zone is Journal of Medicine Access in?
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 Medicine Access?
Based on the dates recorded on 26 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 83–247 days). 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 Medicine Access?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medicine Access is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Medicine Access open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medicine Access is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .