Journal profile · Medicine, Research & Experimental
M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES
ISSN 0767-0974 · eISSN 1958-5381 · Editions EDK · FRANCE · Monthly · Founded 1985
M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.51; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,865; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 251 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES is published by Editions EDK 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 Health, Medicine and Society, Healthcare Systems and Practices and Immune Cell Function and Interaction, together about 21.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
m/s offers high-quality review articles in French, covering all areas of biomedical and health research, in a monthly magazine format (10 issues / year). m/s is read by the whole French-speaking community, in France but also in Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia etc. m/s is not a primary publication, and thus will not consider unpublished data. Most articles are invited by the Editors, but spontaneous proposals are welcomed. Each issue combines news and views on the most recent scientific publications, as well as broadly accessible and updated review articles on a specific topic, and essays on science and society, history of science, public health, or reactions to published articles. Each year, m/s also publishes one or two thematic issues focused on a research topic of high interest. All review articles and essays are peer-reviewed.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, Research & Experimental
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions9.6%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions6.2%
- Immune Cell Function and InteractionImmunology and Microbiology5.4%
- Mitochondrial Function and PathologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Ubiquitin and proteasome pathwaysBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Immunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmunology and Microbiology4.3%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology ResearchPsychology3.9%
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, Research & Experimental | 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, Research & Experimental | 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, Research & Experimental | 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
- 0.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 798OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 60%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 151LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,426 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 162 | 143 | 8 |
| 2025 | 251 | 214 | 76 |
| 2024 | 223 | 222 | 191 |
| 2023 | 200 | 200 | 179 |
| 2022 | 219 | 197 | 304 |
| 2021 | 260 | 249 | 491 |
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)
- 4–8 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 1,650 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Editions EDK
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0767-0974
- Electronic ISSN
- 1958-5381
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES
What CAS zone is M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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 M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.51; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 40.
How long does peer review take at M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES open access, and what is the APC?
M S-MEDECINE SCIENCES is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,865.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .