Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Medico-Legal Journal
ISSN 0025-8172 · eISSN 2042-1834 · SAGE
Medico-Legal Journal: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,900; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medico-Legal Journal is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 46.8% 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
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions19.7%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine18.5%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences8.6%
- Historical and Scientific StudiesMedicine7.8%
- Autopsy Techniques and OutcomesMedicine6.6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4%
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug AnalysisPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.9%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | 307/669 | 54th |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 131OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.32OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 2 | 265 |
| 2025 | 62 | 12 | 347 |
| 2024 | 45 | 12 | 417 |
| 2023 | 57 | 6 | 556 |
| 2022 | 65 | 11 | 562 |
| 2021 | 57 | 5 | 472 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0025-8172
- Electronic ISSN
- 2042-1834
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medico-Legal Journal
Which databases index Medico-Legal Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medico-Legal Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Medico-Legal Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Medico-Legal Journal is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,900.
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: .