Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
ISSN 1119-3077 · eISSN 2229-7731 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · Nigeria · Quarterly · Founded 1998
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.88; JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; median 162 days to acceptance (109 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 207 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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 Dental materials and restorations, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Dental Radiography and Imaging, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery and Orthodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Titus Osita ChukwuanukwuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry11.4%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry9.9%
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry6.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.4%
- Dental Erosion and TreatmentDentistry5.4%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry5.1%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.6%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL · rank 195/336
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,172OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 204LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,532 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 127 | 9 |
| 2025 | 207 | 207 | 150 |
| 2024 | 215 | 215 | 459 |
| 2023 | 308 | 308 | 941 |
| 2022 | 314 | 314 | 1,402 |
| 2021 | 286 | 286 | 1,910 |
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
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 97 days – 263 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 59 days (109 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 243 days
- Sample
- 109 articles with submission and acceptance dates (386 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)
- 4–8 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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 Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- Nigeria
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1998
- ISSN
- 1119-3077
- Electronic ISSN
- 2229-7731
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 8 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice
What CAS zone is Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 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.
What is the impact factor of Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.88; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 109 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 97–263 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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.
What JCR quartile is Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q3 (195/336). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice is a fully open-access 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: .