Journal profile · LITERATURE
Literature and medicine
ISSN 0278-9671 · eISSN 1080-6571 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Literature and medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Literature and medicine is published by Johns Hopkins University Press and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Empathy and Medical Education, Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices and Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine31.7%
- Historical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesPsychology6.9%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities5.4%
- Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal ChangesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Contemporary Literature and CriticismArts and Humanities4.5%
- History of Medicine StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Gothic Literature and Media AnalysisSocial Sciences3.3%
- Narrative Theory and AnalysisArts and Humanities2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,173 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 36 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4 | 6 |
| 2022 | 35 | 5 | 24 |
| 2021 | 32 | 18 | 36 |
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.
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0278-9671
- Electronic ISSN
- 1080-6571
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Literature and medicine
What CAS zone is Literature and medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Literature and medicine is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Literature and medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Literature and medicine is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Literature and medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Literature and medicine 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .