Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
Medical Journal of Babylon
ISSN 1812-156X · eISSN 2312-6760 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Medical Journal of Babylon: fully open access; APC about USD 200; median 241 days to acceptance (15 articles, last 24 months); 291 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical Journal of Babylon is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 20.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.5%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.5%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.2%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine4.7%
- Ovarian function and disordersMedicine4.3%
- Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative StressMedicine4.3%
- Urinary Tract Infections ManagementMedicine4.2%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q2 | 325/668 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,020Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,071 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 238 | 238 | 692 |
| 2025 | 291 | 291 | 1,030 |
| 2024 | 234 | 234 | 641 |
| 2023 | 190 | 190 | 570 |
| 2022 | 130 | 130 | 286 |
| 2021 | 90 | 90 | 184 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
245 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 226 days – 478 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 90 days (14 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 425 days
- Sample
- 14 articles with submission and acceptance dates (605 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 200 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1812-156X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-6760
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical Journal of Babylon
How long does peer review take at Medical Journal of Babylon?
Based on the dates recorded on 15 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 241 days (interquartile range 222–453 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 weeks. 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 Medical Journal of Babylon?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical Journal of Babylon is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Medical Journal of Babylon open access, and what is the APC?
Medical Journal of Babylon is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .