Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences
ISSN 0331-8540 · eISSN 2320-477X · Wolters Kluwer Health
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Global Maternal and Child Health, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, together about 19.4% 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
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine7.1%
- Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMedicine6.7%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine5.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.4%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine5.2%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine5.2%
- Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicine5.2%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry4.3%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 394/466 | 15th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 658/725 | 9th |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 305/330 | 7th |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 762 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 350 | 334 | 104 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 154 |
| 2024 | 57 | 55 | 184 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 176 |
| 2022 | 31 | 2 | 176 |
| 2021 | 30 | 4 | 177 |
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.
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
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 0331-8540
- Electronic ISSN
- 2320-477X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences
What CAS zone is Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences 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.
Which databases index Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Journal of Basic and Clinical Sciences 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .