Journal profile · Nursing-General Nursing
Medunab
ISSN 0123-7047 · Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga · Colombia
Medunab: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 36 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medunab is published by Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health Sciences Research and Education, Innovations in Medical Education and Health and Medical Education, together about 21.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
MedUNAB divulga conocimiento original, de origen nacional e internacional, generado por la actividad científica y académica en torno al área de las ciencias de la salud, dando prioridad a los trabajos que abordan la salud desde un enfoque interprofesional, en temas de salud pública, medicina general y especialidades médicas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Nursing-General Nursing
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health Sciences Research and EducationHealth Professions9.2%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.5%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5.9%
- Clinical practice guidelines implementationMedicine5.5%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine4.9%
- Pain Management and Opioid UseMedicine4.3%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities4.3%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.1%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Assisting | Q3 | 5/6 | 25th |
| Health Professions (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 88/101 | 13th |
| General Nursing | Q4 | 128/144 | 11th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 429/466 | 7th |
| Psychology (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 112/118 | 5th |
| General Psychology | Q4 | 210/220 | 4th |
| Nursing (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 53/55 | 4th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 695/725 | 4th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PUBLINDEX, SCImagoPublisher website
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,063 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 85 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 110 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 155 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 199 |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | 129 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 109 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
Article types accepted6
- artículo de revisiónArtículo de RevisiónLength not stated
- artículo originalExtensión del documento de acuerdo con su tipología (5000 palabras AO / RC 3000 palabras /estudios cualitativos 6000)Length not stated
- ciencia y arteCiencia y ArteLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- estudios cualitativosExtensión del documento de acuerdo con su tipología (5000 palabras AO / RC 3000 palabras /estudios cualitativos 6000)Length not stated
- reporte de casoExtensión del documento de acuerdo con su tipología (5000 palabras AO / RC 3000 palabras /estudios cualitativos 6000)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics
MedUNAB follows the ethical recommendations for publications proposed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Model summary
MedUNAB sigue las recomendaciones éticas de publicaciones propuestas por el Comité de Ética en Publicaciones (COPE) y el Comité Internacional de Editores de Revistas Médicas (ICMJE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 Model summary
Las publicaciones de la revista MedUNAB están bajo una Licencia de Atribución de Bienes Comunes Creativos (Creative Commons, CC) tipo 4.0, con derechos de atribución y no comercial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
La revista no acepta envíos en este momento. Model summary
La revista no acepta envíos en este momento.
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 Autonoma de Bucaramanga
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0123-7047
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Medunab
How long does peer review take at Medunab?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 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 Medunab?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 8; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2. 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 Medunab?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medunab is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Medunab open access, and what is the APC?
Medunab 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .