Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Journal of Nepal Medical Association
ISSN 0028-2715 · eISSN 1815-672X · Nepal Medical Association · NEPAL · Quarterly · Founded 1963
Journal of Nepal Medical Association: impact factor 0.71; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 64 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 194 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Nepal Medical Association is published by Nepal Medical Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Global Health and Epidemiology and Diverse Scientific Research Studies, together about 22.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Nepal Medical Association is an internationally peer-reviewed, MedLine/PubMed indexed, a monthly general medical journal published by Nepal Medical Association. JNMA is the first and oldest medical journal from Nepal since 1963 AD. JNMA is available at PubMed, PMC, DOAJ, OASPA, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, EBSCO, EMBASE and other repositories.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Ashis ShresthaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, India 3, Bangladesh 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine9.9%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions7.1%
- Diverse Scientific Research StudiesHealth Professions5.1%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.7%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 21 November 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPubMedEmbasePublisher website
Other: OASPA, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus, 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
- 0.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 470OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 76.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 264LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,647 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 108 | 108 | 2 |
| 2025 | 194 | 194 | 73 |
| 2024 | 226 | 226 | 315 |
| 2023 | 247 | 247 | 611 |
| 2022 | 266 | 266 | 1,282 |
| 2021 | 285 | 285 | 1,479 |
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
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 33 days – 106 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (76 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 108 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (249 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted5
- case reportsCase Reports Erdheim Chester Disease with BRAF V600E Wildtype: A Case ReportLength not stated
- editorialEditorial The clinical conundrum of climate crisis: Rethinking global health systems for climate-driven health emergenciesLength not stated
- letter to the editorThe section includes a reaction and issue relating to JNMA, be it a comment relating a recent article, an elaboration of an important discovery, or simply a tho…Length not stated
- review articleReview Article Impacts of Air Pollution and Heat Exposure on Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Health Outcomes in Nepal: A Scoping ReviewLength not stated
- viewpointViewpoint Access to HINARI and the Persistent Challenge of Low Research Output in NepalLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright Notice Model summary
JNMA allow to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of its articles and allow readers to use them for any other lawful purpose. The author(s) are allowed to retain publishing rights without restrictions. The JNMA work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. More about Copyright Policy.
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
- Nepal Medical Association
- Country or region
- NEPAL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0028-2715
- Electronic ISSN
- 1815-672X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 64, Issue 301 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗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 Nepal Medical Association
What is the impact factor of Journal of Nepal Medical Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.71; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Nepal Medical Association?
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 64 days (interquartile range 33–106 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Nepal Medical Association based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), India (3) and Bangladesh (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Nepal Medical Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Nepal Medical Association is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, PubMed and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Nepal Medical Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Nepal Medical Association 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, Publisher website; 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: .