Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Physician Assistant Clinics
ISSN 2405-7991 · eISSN 2405-8009 · Elsevier
Physician Assistant Clinics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 2,700; 85 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physician Assistant Clinics is published by Elsevier 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Legal Cases and Commentary and Nursing Roles and Practices, together about 25.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physician Assistant Clinics aims to provide an authoritative and continuously updated clinical information resource that covers all of the relevant PA specialties. This series will give PAs deep insights into the latest advancements in their fields and show how they are applicable in practice. Our clinical review articles address the key points, diagnosis, prognosis, clinical management, and complications of disease and techniques, evidence, and controversies in the field. Information for quick reference, as well as in-depth coverage of a topic, is a hallmark of the Clinics’ series.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine7.5%
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions7.5%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences7.5%
- Pharmacy and Medical PracticesPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Medical Practices and RehabilitationHealth Professions4.8%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine4.6%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 921 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 85 | 24 | 5 |
| 2024 | 90 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023 | 82 | 26 | 65 |
| 2022 | 98 | 14 | 125 |
| 2021 | 84 | 11 | 90 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,700 / EUR 2,360 / GBP 2,120 / JPY 290,160 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
Article types accepted1
- reviewThe Clinics and Advances review article journals publish high-quality, invited review content on a bi-monthly, quarterly or annual basis. Each journal’s editori…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Author obligation to promptly notify the journal editor or publisher of significant errors or inaccuracies in their own published work and cooperate to retract or correct the paper. Model summary
By adhering to the authorship requirements stated above, authors meet the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) criteria [updated version January 2024] on authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data availability statement encouraged at submission. Model summary
To foster transparency, you are encouraged to state the availability of any data at submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Statements of compliance are required for work involving unusual hazards or animal/human subjects. Model summary
Statements of compliance are required if the work involves chemicals, procedures or equipment that have any unusual hazards inherent in their use, or if it involves the use of animal or human subjects.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed; not prior publication. Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- ISSN
- 2405-7991
- Electronic ISSN
- 2405-8009
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physician Assistant Clinics
What CAS zone is Physician Assistant Clinics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physician Assistant Clinics 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 Physician Assistant Clinics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 12.
Which databases index Physician Assistant Clinics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physician Assistant Clinics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Physician Assistant Clinics open access, and what is the APC?
Physician Assistant Clinics is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,700.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .