Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
ISSN 1478-2715 · eISSN 2042-8189 · Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 82 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is published by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 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 Medical History and Innovations, History of Medicine Studies and History of Medical Practice, together about 22.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was the College’s quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, published until 2025. It had three main emphases – clinical medicine, education and medical history and humanities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities9.1%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities7.5%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine6.4%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine5.6%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine5.3%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology4.6%
- Neurology and Historical StudiesNeuroscience4.5%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions4.5%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Marked as ceased in ESCI on 21 April 2026. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 306OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,773 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 82 | 12 | 23 |
| 2024 | 94 | 28 | 218 |
| 2023 | 96 | 21 | 253 |
| 2022 | 104 | 25 | 452 |
| 2021 | 151 | 26 | 591 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- 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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review: journal was peer-reviewed (past tense; ceased 2025) Model summary
The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was the College’s quarterly, peer-reviewed journal, published until 2025.
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
- Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1478-2715
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-8189
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
What CAS zone is Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .