Journal profile · Medicine-Anatomy
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
ISSN 2277-4025 · eISSN 2321-2780 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy: impact factor 0.6 (journal website); JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 199; median 110 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Peripheral Nerve Disorders, Anatomy and Medical Technology and Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Anatomy
Editor-in-chief Kumar Satish RaviPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Peripheral Nerve DisordersMedicine9.2%
- Anatomy and Medical TechnologyEngineering9.1%
- Orthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationMedicine7.2%
- Nerve Injury and RehabilitationMedicine6.3%
- Shoulder and Clavicle InjuriesMedicine5.8%
- Shoulder Injury and TreatmentMedicine5.4%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine5.3%
- Head and Neck Surgical OncologyMedicine4.1%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY · rank 22/25
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 883 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 20 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 55 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 109 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 77 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 145 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 145 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 65 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 180 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 199 / INR 4,999 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 200 / INR 4,999 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 199 / INR 4,999 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2277-4025
- Electronic ISSN
- 2321-2780
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 2 (June 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about National Journal of Clinical Anatomy
What is the impact factor of National Journal of Clinical Anatomy?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at National Journal of Clinical Anatomy?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 83–145 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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 JCR quartile is National Journal of Clinical Anatomy in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, ANATOMY & MORPHOLOGY Q4 (22/25). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Which databases index National Journal of Clinical Anatomy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, National Journal of Clinical Anatomy is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is National Journal of Clinical Anatomy open access, and what is the APC?
National Journal of Clinical Anatomy is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 199.
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: .