Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
ISSN 1460-2725 · eISSN 1460-2393 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1994
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.17; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,382; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 581 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Anesthesia and Pain Management and Liver Disease and Transplantation, together about 20.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
QJM is a long-established, leading general medical journal. It focuses on internal medicine and publishes peer-reviewed articles which promote medical science and practice. Published monthly, QJM includes original papers, editorials, reviews, commentary papers to air controversial issues, and a correspondence column.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9.3%
- Anesthesia and Pain ManagementMedicine5.7%
- Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine5.1%
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary FibrosisMedicine5.1%
- Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementMedicine4.4%
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine4.3%
- Renal Diseases and GlomerulopathiesMedicine4.2%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 2 |
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 3 |
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
- 7.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108LetPub ·
- h-index
- 192OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,650OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 27.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 375 | 26 | 61 |
| 2025 | 581 | 66 | 494 |
| 2024 | 1,906 | 936 | 777 |
| 2023 | 1,063 | 529 | 1,369 |
| 2022 | 286 | 218 | 1,164 |
| 2021 | 1,203 | 933 | 3,251 |
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)
- 4–8 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 3,323 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1460-2725
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2393
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
What CAS zone is QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.17; CiteScore 3, h-index 192.
How long does peer review take at QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE open access, and what is the APC?
QJM-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICINE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,382.
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: .