Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Laeknabladid
ISSN 0023-7213 · eISSN 1670-4959 · Icelandic Medical Association · Iceland · Monthly · Founded 1915
Laeknabladid: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.34; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Laeknabladid is published by Icelandic 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 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Research in Social Sciences and European and International Law Studies, together about 23.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Læknablaðið er fræðirit sem birtir vísinda og yfirlitsgreinar og annað efni sem byggir á rannsóknum innan læknisfræði eða skyldra greina.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Socioeconomic and Political StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Research in Social SciencesSocial Sciences7.6%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Plant Ecology and Soil ScienceEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.5%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.2%
- Cardiac Health and Mental HealthMedicine4.2%
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine3.9%
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher 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
- 0.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 75.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,117 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| 2025 | 62 | 62 | 9 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 12 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 30 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 54 |
| 2021 | 67 | 67 | 101 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted6
- bréf til blaðsinsBréf til blaðsinsLength not stated
- leiðariLeiðariLength not stated
- sjúkratilfelliSjúkratilfelliLength not stated
- tilfelli mánaðarinsTilfelli mánaðarinsLength not stated
- vísindagreinVísindagreinLength not stated
- yfirlitsgreinarYfirlitsgreinarLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
Gerð er sú krafa að efnið hafi ekki birst í öðrum vísindaritum. Model summary
Gerð er sú krafa að efnið hafi ekki birst í öðrum vísindaritum.
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
- Icelandic Medical Association
- Country or region
- Iceland
- Language
- Icelandic
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1915
- ISSN
- 0023-7213
- Electronic ISSN
- 1670-4959
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Laeknabladid
What CAS zone is Laeknabladid in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Laeknabladid 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 Laeknabladid?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.34; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Laeknabladid?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 Laeknabladid?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Laeknabladid is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Laeknabladid open access, and what is the APC?
Laeknabladid 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, DOAJ, 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: .