Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
ISSN 1117-1936 · eISSN 2468-6875 · Wolters Kluwer Health · India
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 150; median 99 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); 70 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal 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, Global Health and Epidemiology and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, together about 23.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This study aimed to compare serum ceruloplasmin levels in women with pre-eclampsia and their normotensive counterparts and to assess its predictive value for disease severity.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Stanley N CPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Nigeria 2, Pakistan 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.1%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions7%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine6.3%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.7%
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMedicine4.4%
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesMedicine4.2%
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine4.1%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL · rank 167/336
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
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)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 413OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,458 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 102 | 102 | 15 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 54 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 161 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 201 |
| 2022 | 52 | 52 | 245 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 311 |
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
99 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 64 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 88 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 190 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (183 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 | INR 11,025 / USD 150 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | INR 11,025 / USD 150 | — | — |
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
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1117-1936
- Electronic ISSN
- 2468-6875
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal 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 Postgraduate Medical Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 99 days (interquartile range 64–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q2 (167/336). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Nigeria (2) and Pakistan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
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: .