Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Medicine and Health
ISSN 1823-2140 · eISSN 2289-5728
Medicine and Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 77 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicine and Health 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 Health Education and Validation, Innovations in Medical Education and Ocular Infections and Treatments, together about 20.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ophthalmology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences8.7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.5%
- Ocular Infections and TreatmentsMedicine5.5%
- Psychometric Methodologies and TestingDecision Sciences4.8%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine4.5%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine4.5%
- Stroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryMedicine4.2%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.9%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 682 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97 | 97 | 67 |
| 2025 | 77 | 77 | 123 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | 95 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | 113 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 118 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 110 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 1823-2140
- Electronic ISSN
- 2289-5728
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicine and Health
What CAS zone is Medicine and Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medicine and Health 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.
Which databases index Medicine and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicine and Health is indexed in ESCI.
Is Medicine and Health open access, and what is the APC?
Medicine and Health is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .