Journal profile · History & Philosophy Of Science
Perspectives in biology and medicine
ISSN 0031-5982 · eISSN 1529-8795 · Johns Hopkins University Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1957
Perspectives in biology and medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.61; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 44 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Perspectives in biology and medicine is published by Johns Hopkins University Press 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 Ethics in medical practice, Empathy and Medical Education and Mental Health and Psychiatry, together about 26% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Perspectives in Biology and Medicine, an interdisciplinary scholarly journal whose readers include biologists, physicians, students, and scholars, publishes essays that place important biological or medical subjects in broader scientific, social, or humanistic contexts. These essays span a wide range of subjects, from biomedical topics such as neurobiology, genetics, and evolution, to topics in ethics, history, philosophy, and medical education and practice. The editors encourage an informal style that has literary merit and that preserves the warmth, excitement, and color of the biological and medical sciences.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): History & Philosophy Of Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions10.8%
- Empathy and Medical EducationMedicine8.7%
- Mental Health and PsychiatryArts and Humanities6.5%
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine5.6%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine5.6%
- Philosophy and History of ScienceArts and Humanities4.9%
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Nutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
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 | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 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 | History & Philosophy Of Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 0.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 44 | 4 | 19 |
| 2024 | 51 | 6 | 76 |
| 2023 | 46 | 7 | 79 |
| 2022 | 65 | 6 | 223 |
| 2021 | 46 | 2 | 435 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 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
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0031-5982
- Electronic ISSN
- 1529-8795
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Perspectives in biology and medicine
What CAS zone is Perspectives in biology and medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Perspectives in biology and medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History & Philosophy Of Science / Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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 Perspectives in biology and medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.61; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Perspectives in biology and medicine?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 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.
Which databases index Perspectives in biology and medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Perspectives in biology and medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Perspectives in biology and medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Perspectives in biology and medicine 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .