Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Medwave
ISSN 0717-6384 · Medwave Estudios Limitada · Chile
Medwave: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 900; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 117 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medwave is published by Medwave Estudios Limitada and 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 and Lifestyle Studies, Health and Medical Education and Aging, Health, and Disability, together about 35.3% of its articles. (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 and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions14.8%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions12.3%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine8.2%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine6.8%
- Stress and Burnout ResearchPsychology5.4%
- Business, Innovation, and EconomyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science5%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine5%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 156OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 91.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 121 | 16 |
| 2025 | 117 | 117 | 95 |
| 2024 | 354 | 354 | 121 |
| 2023 | 439 | 439 | 189 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 262 |
| 2021 | 216 | 216 | 850 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 900 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 600 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 900 | Yes | — |
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
- Medwave Estudios Limitada
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 0717-6384
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medwave
What CAS zone is Medwave in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medwave 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.
How long does peer review take at Medwave?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Medwave?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medwave is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Medwave open access, and what is the APC?
Medwave is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .