Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Minerva Medica
ISSN 0026-4806 · eISSN 1827-1669 · Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. · ITALY · Bimonthly · Founded 1909
Minerva Medica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Minerva Medica is published by Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A. 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research and MicroRNA in disease regulation, together about 22.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Minerva Medica publishes scientific papers on internal medicine. Manuscripts may be submitted in the form of editorials, original articles, review articles, case reports, special articles, letters to the Editor and guidelines. The journal aims to provide its readers with papers of the highest quality and impact through a process of careful peer review and editorial work. Duties and responsibilities of all the subjects involved in the editorial process are summarized at Publication ethics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Elena OliaroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 43, United States 4, Germany 4, Switzerland 2, Poland 2 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine7.9%
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.5%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine6.6%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine4.7%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.2%
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 22 April 2025. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPublisher 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
- Impact factor
- 1.69LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 224OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,446 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 50 | 7 | 74 |
| 2024 | 153 | 11 | 236 |
| 2023 | 143 | 2 | 147 |
| 2022 | 241 | 11 | 1,158 |
| 2021 | 366 | 14 | 1,954 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
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
- Publisher
- Edizioni Minerva Medica S.p.A.
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1909
- ISSN
- 0026-4806
- Electronic ISSN
- 1827-1669
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Minerva Medica
What CAS zone is Minerva Medica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Minerva Medica is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Minerva Medica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 39.
How long does peer review take at Minerva Medica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Minerva Medica based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (43), United States (4) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Minerva Medica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Minerva Medica is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Minerva Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Minerva Medica is a subscription 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: .