Journal profile
Medicina UPB
ISSN 2357-6308 · Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana · Colombia
Medicina UPB: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicina UPB is published by Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Poisoning and overdose treatments and History of Science and Medicine, together about 21.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ISSN: 2357-6308 (Online)| DOI: 10.18566/medupb Aims and Scope: Official publication of the School of Health Sciences of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, its objective is the publication of articles of excellent quality in the themes of the basic and clinical health sciences, public health, health administration and related areas . The journal is aimed at students, teachers and researchers and is open to the participation of authors from outside the publishing entity. UPB Medicine has a biannual publication period (two issues per year: January-June and July-December). Open access declaration: Medicina UPB publishes in open access without charging a fee to the authors. When an article is published, anyone has immediate access to the full text for reading, downloading, distribution and printing without the need for registration, subscription or payment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 14, Canada 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine8.3%
- Poisoning and overdose treatmentsMedicine7.9%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities5.6%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine5.2%
- Medicine, History, and PhilosophyMedicine5.2%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine4.8%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions4.8%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology4.4%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Redalyc, Lilacs, Express, Dialnet
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 48 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 61 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 80 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 50 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 45 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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-NC-ND | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- case reportEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- editorialEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- letters to the editorEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- narrative reviewEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- opinionEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- original articleEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- reviewEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review articleEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
- systematic reviewEditorial: A document written by the editor, a member of the editing committee, or a guest researcher that has been invited to discuss a topic of interest of th…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
ICMJE Uniform Requirements adopted Model summary
The journal has adopted the ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Subscribes to COPE Code of Ethics Model summary
Medicina U.P.B subscribes to the Code of Ethics and good scientific editorial practices of the Committee on Ethics in Publication (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access without charging a fee to authors; immediate access to full text for reading, downloading, distribution and printing without registration, subscription or payment. Model summary
Medicina UPB publishes in open access without charging a fee to the authors. When an article is published, anyone has immediate access to the full text for reading, downloading, distribution and printing without the need for registration, subscription or payment.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
At least 50% external evaluators Model summary
At least 50% of the evaluators will have external affiliation to the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (publishing entity).
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
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2357-6308
- Society / sponsor
- School of Health Sciences of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicina UPB
How long does peer review take at Medicina UPB?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Medicina UPB?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Medicina UPB based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (14) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Medicina UPB?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicina UPB is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Medicina UPB open access, and what is the APC?
Medicina UPB 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .