Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Medical Forum Monthly
ISSN 1029-385X · World Health Organization
Medical Forum Monthly: fully open access; 176 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical Forum Monthly is published by World Health Organization. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Anesthesia and Pain Management, together about 19% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine7.4%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine6.7%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine4.8%
- Bone fractures and treatmentsMedicine4.8%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine4.4%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry4.2%
- Iron Metabolism and DisordersMedicine4.2%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 645/669 | 3rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,528 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 242 | 242 | 19 |
| 2025 | 176 | 176 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2,533 | 2,533 | 1 |
| 2023 | 410 | 410 | 4 |
| 2022 | 342 | 342 | 2 |
| 2021 | 478 | 478 | 1 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- World Health Organization
- ISSN
- 1029-385X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical Forum Monthly
Which databases index Medical Forum Monthly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical Forum Monthly is indexed in Scopus.
Is Medical Forum Monthly open access, and what is the APC?
Medical Forum Monthly is a fully open-access 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: .