Journal profile · Health Professions-Emergency Medical Services
Medicina Katastrof
ISSN 2070-1004 · eISSN 2686-7966 · Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation · Russian Federation
Medicina Katastrof: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 61 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicina Katastrof is published by Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Disaster Response and Management and Trauma and Emergency Care Studies, together about 49.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The “Disaster Medicine” journal is one of the few specialized periodicals in our country, on the pages of which the problems of disaster medicine are discussed in detail and thoroughly. The applicants publish here the results of their dissertation researches by specialty 05.26.02 – Safety in emergency situations (medical sciences), 01.14.17 – Surgery (medical sciences). The journal covers a wide range of scientific interests: normative and legal support of the Service for Disaster Medicine activities, problems in the field of sanitary and anti-epidemic support in emergency situations, provision of various types of medical care to victims; problems of saving lives and preserving the health of the population in emergency situations and the issues of training of highly qualified medical personnel. The journal summarizes the scientific and practical experience of specialists of the Service for Disaster Medicine. Scientific articles, scientific reviews, results of experimental and clinical studies are published in the journal. The main readers and subscribers of the journal are medical specialists of the territorial centers for disaster medicine of the subjects of the Russian Federation, of medical organizations, as well as libraries and medical students studying the discipline “Life Safety. Disaster Medicine”.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Health Professions-Emergency Medical Services
Editor-in-chief Sergey F. GoncharovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 30, Germany 2, Switzerland 1, Poland 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine24.6%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions15.3%
- Trauma and Emergency Care StudiesMedicine9.6%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine6%
- Cardiac Arrest and ResuscitationMedicine5.4%
- Technology and Human Factors in Education and HealthMedicine4.4%
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.1%
- Economic, Social, and Public Health Issues in Russia and GloballyDecision Sciences3%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEPublisher website
Other: SCIENCE INDEX, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 654 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 2 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 18 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 29 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 | 72 |
| 2022 | 56 | 56 | 49 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 80 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted3
- results of experimental and clinical studiesScientific articles, scientific reviews, results of experimental and clinical studies are published in the journal.Length not stated
- scientific articlesScientific articles, scientific reviews, results of experimental and clinical studies are published in the journal.Length not stated
- scientific reviewsScientific articles, scientific reviews, results of experimental and clinical studies are published in the journal.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship
No publication fees Model summary
Publication of articles is free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 3. Compliance with ethical standards
If the article contains the results of a study in which volunteers participated, it is necessary to provide a reference to the minutes of the meeting of the independent Ethics Committee that approved the study in accordance with international standards for clinical trials ICН Harmonized Tripartite Guideline for Good Clinical Practice and GOST-R 52379-2005.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
Review method – single-blind peer review.
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
- Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian
- ISSN
- 2070-1004
- Electronic ISSN
- 2686-7966
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicina Katastrof
How long does peer review take at Medicina Katastrof?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Medicina Katastrof based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (30), Germany (2) and Switzerland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medicina Katastrof?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicina Katastrof is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Medicina Katastrof open access, and what is the APC?
Medicina Katastrof is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .