Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
ISSN 0022-3859 · eISSN 9722-823 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · INDIA · Quarterly · Founded 1955
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.09; JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; median 103 days to acceptance (87 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Innovations in Medical Education, Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, together about 20.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 3, United Kingdom 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.9%
- Infectious Diseases and TuberculosisMedicine7.6%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine5.1%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.6%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.6%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine4.2%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.9%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL · rank 180/336
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 546OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,664 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 8 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 60 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 130 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 164 |
| 2022 | 72 | 72 | 252 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 485 |
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
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 138 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 42 days (87 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 87 articles with submission and acceptance dates (92 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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1955
- ISSN
- 0022-3859
- Electronic ISSN
- 9722-823
- Society / sponsor
- American College of Gastroenterology | ACG
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 8 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Postgraduate Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Postgraduate Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Postgraduate Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.09; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 61.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Postgraduate Medicine?
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 103 days (interquartile range 60–138 days); authors report an average review time of about 40 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.
What JCR quartile is Journal of Postgraduate Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q3 (180/336). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Postgraduate Medicine based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (3) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Postgraduate Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Postgraduate Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .