Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Kuwait Medical Journal
ISSN 0023-5776 · Kuwait Medical Association · Kuwait · Quarterly
Kuwait Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.01; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kuwait Medical Journal is published by Kuwait Medical Association 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 Parasitic infections in humans and animals, Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology and Hepatitis B Virus Studies, together about 24.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasitic infections in humans and animalsMedicine8.9%
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and EpidemiologyMedicine8.9%
- Hepatitis B Virus StudiesMedicine6.7%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology6.7%
- Hepatitis C virus researchMedicine4.4%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.4%
- Research on Leishmaniasis StudiesMedicine4.4%
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
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
- 0.01LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
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)
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Kuwait Medical Association
- Country or region
- Kuwait
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0023-5776
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kuwait Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Kuwait Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Kuwait Medical Journal 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 Kuwait Medical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.01; CiteScore 0.1, h-index 4.
How long does peer review take at Kuwait Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Kuwait Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kuwait Medical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Kuwait Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Kuwait Medical Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .