Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
Open Medicine
ISSN 2391-5463 · Walter de Gruyter · POLAND
Open Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.84; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 160 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); 250 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Medicine is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, MicroRNA in disease regulation and Circular RNAs in diseases, together about 33.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal aims to promote knowledge directly relevant to all fields of biomedical science. Subject areas suitable for publication include, but are not limited to, the following:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Editor-in-chief Vittorio CalabresePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.7%
- MicroRNA in disease regulationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
- Circular RNAs in diseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.8%
- RNA modifications and cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Ferroptosis and cancer prognosisMedicine6%
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine3.9%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine3.3%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine3.1%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, OCLC
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
- 1.84LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 240LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,867 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 175 | 175 | 28 |
| 2025 | 250 | 250 | 385 |
| 2024 | 218 | 218 | 722 |
| 2023 | 255 | 255 | 1,360 |
| 2022 | 199 | 199 | 1,840 |
| 2021 | 200 | 200 | 2,166 |
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 PubMed · to
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 225 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 51 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 225 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (454 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | EUR 2,100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 2,000 / EUR 2,100 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Editorial Policies
Detailed information on Editorial Policy, Publication Ethics, Instructions for Authors etc. can be found in the Supplementary Materials section.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2391-5463
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Medicine
What CAS zone is Open Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Open Medicine 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 Open Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.84; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Open Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 124–225 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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.
Which databases index Open Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Open Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Open Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Open Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .