Journal profile · Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Klinicist
ISSN 1818-8338 · eISSN 2412-8775 · ABV-press · Russian Federation
Klinicist: impact factor 0.8 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Klinicist is published by ABV-press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Neurological Disorders and Treatments and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies, together about 27.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the journal is to support continuous medical education of the specialists in diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. The objective of the journal is to present up-to-date information on all problems of internal medicine and related specialties based on the principles of evidential medicine. Multidisciplinary journal “The Clinician” is aimed at a wide medical audience including physicians, general practitioners, cardiologists, rheumatologists, pulmonologists, gastroenterologists, neurologists, endocrinologists, doctors of related specialties. Multidisciplinary interaction is especially important in management of comorbid and multimorbid patients and is regularly discussed in the journal. The following types of publications are considered: original clinical trials, scientific reviews, clinical case descriptions, lectures for practicing doctors, as well as editorials. All articles are reviewed by at least two external reviewers. The journal is included in the Russian Science Citation Index and the List of Peer-Reviewed Scientific Publications of the State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Editor-in-chief Nadezhda A. ShostakPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 39, United States 2, Germany 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine13.5%
- Neurological Disorders and TreatmentsNeuroscience7.3%
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and TherapiesMedicine6.9%
- Spondyloarthritis Studies and TreatmentsMedicine6.3%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicine3.8%
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine3.8%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
RusSCIPublisher website
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)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 5 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 34 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 33 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 39 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted6
- clinical casesClinical cases – no more than 8 pages.Length not stated
- original investigationsORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONSLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articles – not greater than 12 pages (larger volume is allowed on an individual agreement with the editorial board).Length not stated
- review(Russian) REVIEWLength not stated
- review articlesReview articles – up to 20 pages.Length not stated
- short reports and editorialsShort reports and editorials – 3 pages.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship 6.2.1 Authorship
According to the recommendations of the ICMJE, the right to be referred as the author have those persons who made significant contribution to the conception and design of the study or in the data analysis and its interpretation, actively participated in drafting the article or making fundamental changes, participated in the final approval of the version that is to be published and ready to take re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 6.2.2 Conflict of interest
At the end of the article you must specify conflicts of interest for all authors. Conflict of interest implies the existence of any relations and/or personal interest that potentially can affect results, interpretation of data, its objective perception, such as financial relations and cooperation with any organizations (e.g., receipt of fees, educational grants, participation in expert councils, m…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
Authors are encouraged to make the research data that support their publications available but are not required to do so. The decision to publish will not be affected by whether or not authors share their research data. Definition of research data This policy applies to the research data that would be required to verify the results of research reported in articles published in the journal The Clin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright; work licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, addition…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review Model summary
A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial stuff of "The Clinician". This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer. The publication reviews all materials submitted to the editorial office that correspond to its subject matter in o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism detection
Previously published articles will be discarded. Model summary
"Klinitsist" («The Clinician») use native russian-language plagiarism detection software Antiplagiat to screen the submissions. If plagiarism is identified, the COPE guidelines on plagiarism will be followed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint and postprint Policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in "Klinitsist" («The Clinician»), authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites. As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in "Klinitsist" («The Clinician») we suggest that the link …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving permitted and encouraged prior to and during submission. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
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
- ABV-press
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 1818-8338
- Electronic ISSN
- 2412-8775
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Klinicist
What is the impact factor of Klinicist?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Klinicist?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Klinicist?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Klinicist based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (39), United States (2) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Klinicist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Klinicist is indexed in Scopus.
Is Klinicist open access, and what is the APC?
Klinicist 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: .