Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN 0300-2977 · eISSN 1872-9061 · Van Zuiden Communications BV · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1969
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE: impact factor 0.98; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 0 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
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE is published by Van Zuiden Communications BV. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, together about 33.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To serve the need of the physician to practice up-to-date medicine and to keep track of important issues in health care. To promote and to enhance clinical knowledge by publishing editorials, original articles, reviews, papers regarding specialty training, medical education and correspondence.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Paul van DaelePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cystic Fibrosis Research AdvancesMedicine21.2%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine6.8%
- Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine5.7%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesMedicine4.4%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine3.6%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine3.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine | Q3 | 86/134 | 36th |
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
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE on 20 March 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Biosis database, isi alerting services, medical documentation services
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
- 0.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 284OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,684 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 209 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 229 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Self-archiving
- License & copyright
Originality Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to the Journal should report original research not previously published or being considered for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Published in collaboration with the Netherlands Association of Internal Medicine Model summary
Published in collaboration with the Netherlands Association of Internal Medicine
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
- Van Zuiden Communications BV
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0300-2977
- Electronic ISSN
- 1872-9061
- Society / sponsor
- Netherlands Association of Internal Medicine
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
What is the impact factor of NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Vancouver. 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 NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
NETHERLANDS JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .