Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne
ISSN 1899-1874 · eISSN 2300-6722 · Termedia Publishing House · Poland
Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne is published by Termedia Publishing House 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 Social Issues in Poland, Nutrition and Health Studies and Polish Legal and Social Issues, together about 28.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The quarterly Medical Science (ISSN 1899-1874) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on clinical and pre-clinical research. It publishes article types including Research Papers, Reviews, Editorials, Communications, etc. Our aim is to encourage scientists to publish their experimental and theoretical results in as much detail as possible. Subject Areas: This journal covers all topics related to clinical and pre-clinical medicine. Topics of interest include: Cardiology Clinical Pharmacology Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry Dermatology Endocrinology & Metabolism Epidemiology & Public Health Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine Hematology Immunology Infectious diseases Microbiology Neurology Neurobiology and clinical neuroscience Nephrology & Urology Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otolaryngology Pulmonology Stomatology Surgery
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Social Issues in PolandSocial Sciences12.2%
- Nutrition and Health StudiesMedicine8.4%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions6.7%
- Health, Work, and Social Studies in PolandPsychology6.5%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine6.2%
- Physical Education and Training StudiesHealth Professions4.3%
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedicine4.1%
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, General & Internal | 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, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Index MedicusPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 8Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 702 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 1 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 3 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 27 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 66 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | 79 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 99 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | PLN 900 / EUR 200 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | PLN 900 / EUR 200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 600 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- EUR 600
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- communicationsIt publishes article types including Research Papers, Reviews, Editorials, Communications, etc.Length not stated
- editorialsIt publishes article types including Research Papers, Reviews, Editorials, Communications, etc.Length not stated
- research papersIt publishes article types including Research Papers, Reviews, Editorials, Communications, etc.Length not stated
- reviewincluding references. The volume of the review work should not not exceed 7500 words including references. Abbreviations used in the text shouldmain text ≤ 7,500 words
- reviewsIt publishes article types including Research Papers, Reviews, Editorials, Communications, etc.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare use of generative AI tools upon submission. Model summary
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Helsinki Declaration compliance required for original papers. Model summary
All original papers must fulfil the requirements of the Helsinki Declaration from 1989.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
The quarterly Medical Science (ISSN 1899-1874) is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on clinical and pre-clinical research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: double-blind, at least two external reviewers. Model summary
All papers are reviewed in accordance with modern requirements of assessment of such types of works. Papers are assessed anonymously by reviewers, and the author receives a notification from the editorial department about the acceptance or rejection of the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Termedia Publishing House
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1899-1874
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-6722
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne
What CAS zone is Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. 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 Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 13.
How long does peer review take at Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne open access, and what is the APC?
Medical Studies-Studia Medyczne is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .