Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
North Carolina Medical Journal
ISSN 0029-2559 · North Carolina Medical Society
North Carolina Medical Journal: fully open access; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
North Carolina Medical Journal is published by North Carolina Medical Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, Public Health Policies and Education and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.7%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions6.9%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.7%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions4.3%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions3.6%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions3.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Healthcare cost, quality, practicesHealth Professions3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 344/669 | — |
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
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 287OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,752 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 353 |
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | 693 |
| 2024 | 108 | 108 | 959 |
| 2023 | 111 | 111 | 962 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | 1,011 |
| 2021 | 107 | 107 | 1,077 |
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
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
- North Carolina Medical Society
- ISSN
- 0029-2559
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about North Carolina Medical Journal
Which databases index North Carolina Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, North Carolina Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is North Carolina Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
North Carolina Medical Journal 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; 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: .