Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
ISSN 0141-0768 · eISSN 1758-1095 · SAGE Publications Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1978
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,400; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 114 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine is published by SAGE Publications Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Medical History and Innovations and Healthcare Policy and Management, together about 19.9% 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: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United Kingdom 11, United States 2, Mainland China 1, India 1, Netherlands 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions7.8%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities7%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities4.9%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine4.9%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine4.6%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 5.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 5.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 10.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,173OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 43.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,869 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 77 | 72 | 36 |
| 2025 | 114 | 87 | 192 |
| 2024 | 103 | 62 | 214 |
| 2023 | 110 | 94 | 952 |
| 2022 | 130 | 130 | 840 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 2,371 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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
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 4,400 / GBP 3,226 | — | — |
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 Publications Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1978
- ISSN
- 0141-0768
- Electronic ISSN
- 1758-1095
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.83; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 163.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 the Royal Society of Medicine based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (11), United States (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,400.
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: .