Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
ISSN 1016-1430 · eISSN 2251-6840 · Iran University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran: fully open access; no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 149 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is published by Iran University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, Healthcare Systems and Reforms and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 25.5% 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
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine8.7%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine8%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions5.9%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.1%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | Q2 | 266/669 | 60th |
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 312OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.69OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,440 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 84 | 84 | 753 |
| 2025 | 149 | 149 | 1,718 |
| 2024 | 171 | 171 | 1,813 |
| 2023 | 142 | 142 | 1,776 |
| 2022 | 180 | 180 | 1,563 |
| 2021 | 200 | 200 | 1,514 |
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1016-1430
- Electronic ISSN
- 2251-6840
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
How long does peer review take at Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
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 the Islamic Republic of Iran?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is indexed in Scopus.
Is Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran open access, and what is the APC?
Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .