Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Medicus
ISSN 1330-013X · eISSN 2958-8871 · Pliva d.d. · Albania
Medicus: subscription journal; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicus (print ISSN: 2663-7758 /online ISSN: 2958-8871) is a double-blind peer-reviewed and open-access journal, published in English, twice a year by the European University of Tirana, Albania.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Edvin PriftiPublisher website
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 662/669 | 1st |
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
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
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewcles should not exceed 3,000 words, and Book Reviews should not exceed 1,000 words. A word count must be provided in all cases. Articles shoulmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- clinical case studiesMedicus invite original research papers, clinical case studies, literature reviews, editorials.Length not stated
- editorialsMedicus invite original research papers, clinical case studies, literature reviews, editorials.Length not stated
- literature reviewsMedicus invite original research papers, clinical case studies, literature reviews, editorials.Length not stated
- original researchMedicus invite original research papers, clinical case studies, literature reviews, editorials.Length not stated
- review articleout including footnotes and references; Review Articles should not exceed 3,000 words, and Book Reviews should not exceed 1,000 words. A word coumain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright
Medicus publishes original articles by authors which have not previously been published and which are not under consideration for publication in other journals. The submission of a manuscript implies its publication has been approved by all co-authors. Authors who submit articles to our journal read and approve the following copyright agreement while uploading their manuscript to our journal’s onl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No APC or other author fees Model summary
Medicus journal does not charge any fees (or any APCs) for the publication of articles in the journal. Medicus also do not charge any other fees for authors such as editorial processing or their articles, language editing fees, color charges, submissions fees or any other supplementary charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The initial appraisal of each manuscript is made by the Editors. In case the topic, treatment and geographical focus fit to journal’s aims and objectives, the anonymized manuscript is assigned to peer-reviewers. Once the reviewers have made a determination, i.e. acceptance, revision, or rejection of your manuscript, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision. We apply a double-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
- Pliva d.d.
- Country or region
- Albania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1330-013X
- Print ISSN
- 2663-7758
- Electronic ISSN
- 2958-8871
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicus
How long does peer review take at Medicus?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Medicus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Medicus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicus is indexed in Scopus.
Is Medicus open access, and what is the APC?
Medicus is a subscription journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .