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Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
ISSN 2799-8010 · Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 34 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 68 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science is published by Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science 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 Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education Studies, Health and Wellbeing Research and Anesthesia and Pain Management, together about 19.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JYMS aims to deliver new medical information to health professionals of various disciplines as well as the general public, and to facilitate the advancement of medicine by publishing high-quality evidence-based articles. JYMS covers all fields of medical science, including clinical research, basic medical science, and medical education. JYMS is especially interested in medical education for learners of all levels, from residents and fellows to medical students. Its regional scope is primarily Korea but we welcome submissions from researchers all over the world. JYMS publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, teaching images), medical student education section (MSES), and imagery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary-Multidisciplinary
Editor-in-chief Tae Gon KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 39, United States 5, Taiwan, China 3, Japan 2, Canada 2 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Approaches in Healthcare and Education StudiesMedicine7%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions6.7%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Gastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine4.4%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine4.2%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.2%
- Healthcare and Venom ResearchMedicine4.1%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedEmbaseCASPublisher website
Other: KCI
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 (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,909 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 62 | 62 | 6 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 74 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 224 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 342 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 581 |
| 2021 | 63 | 63 | 670 |
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
34 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 24 days – 50 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 5 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 43 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (157 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- First decision after review
- 6 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 360 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted16, with length limits
- case reportJYMS publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, t…Length not stated
- case reportsCase reports deal with clinical cases of medical interest or innovation.Length not stated
- communicationJYMS publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, t…Length not stated
- communicationsCommunications are interesting and instructive information for readers.Length not stated
- editorialJYMS publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, t…Length not stated
- editorialsEditorials are invited perspectives on an area of medical science, dealing with very active fields of research, current medical interests, fresh insights and de…Length not stated
- image vignetteJYMS publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, t…Length not stated
- image vignettesImage vignettes present state-of-the-art imaging that can be used in the evaluation of unusual clinical cases.Length not stated
- imageryImagery is drawings, illustrations, or photographs of artistic and imaginative qualities of the readers.Length not stated
- medical student education section (mses)Medical student education section (MSES) presents educational case reports written by medical students under the supervision of their teaching physicians, focus…Length not stated
- original articleJYMS publishes editorials, review articles, original articles, case reports, image vignettes, communications, resident fellow section (RFS; clinical vignette, t…Length not stated
- original articlesOriginal articles are papers reporting the results of basic and clinical investigations that are sufficiently well documented to be acceptable to critical reade…Length not stated
- resident fellow section (rfs): clinical vignetteRFS: clinical vignette is interesting clinical cases focused on developing clinical reasoning skills of resident or fellow trainees.Length not stated
- resident fellow section (rfs): teaching imagesRFS: teaching images are previously unpublished magnetic resonance images, computed tomography scans, ultrasound images, X-rays, patient photographs/videos, or …Length not stated
- review article(no more than 250 words). The length of review articles is limited to 6,000 words with a maximum of 100 references. Original article Originalmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articlesReview articles provide a concise review of a subject of importance to medical researchers written by an invited expert in medical science.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- License & copyright Copyrights and creative commons attribution license
Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) Model summary
A submitted manuscript, when published, will become the property of the journal. Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Yeungnam University College of Medicine and Yeungnam University Institute of Medical Science. The Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) is also in effect.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Copyright owned by Yeungnam University College of Medicine and Yeungnam University Institute of Medical Science Model summary
Copyrights of all published materials are owned by the Yeungnam University College of Medicine and Yeungnam University Institute of Medical Science.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and peer review process
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Submission All manuscripts should be submitted via e-submission system (https://submit.e-jyms.org). If any authors have difficulty in submitting via e-submission system, please send a manuscript to jyms@yu.ac.kr. Peer review process JYMS reviews all manuscripts received. A manuscript is first reviewed for its format and adherence to the aims and scope of the journal. If the manuscript meets these …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Similarity Check (Turnitin) Model summary
Submitted manuscripts are screened for possible plagiarism or duplicate publication by Similarity Check using the 'Turnitin' program (iParadigms, LLC, Oakland, CA, USA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Author qualifications, language requirement, and reporting guideline
Author qualifications Any researcher throughout the world can submit a manuscript if the scope of the manuscript is appropriate. Language Manuscripts should be submitted in good scientific English. Reporting guidelines for specific study designs For specific study designs, such as randomized controlled trials, studies of diagnostic accuracy, meta-analyses, observational studies, and non-randomized…
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
- Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Yeungnam University Institute Medical Science
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2799-8010
- Print ISSN
- 1225-7737
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗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 Yeungnam Medical Science
What CAS zone is Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science 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 Yeungnam Medical Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 28.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 34 days (interquartile range 24–50 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (39), United States (5) and Taiwan, China (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC, PubMed, Embase and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .