Journal profile · Medicine-Health Policy
Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas
ISSN 1729-519X · Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de La Habana · Cuba
Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 74 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas is published by Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de La Habana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Health and Medical Education and History of Science and Medicine, together about 36.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Periodontics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Policy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine13.6%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions11.8%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities11%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities5.3%
- Biographical and Historical AnalysisArts and Humanities4.5%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry3.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry3.5%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.4%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 655/725 | 9th |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 302/330 | 8th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,723 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| 2025 | 74 | 74 | 36 |
| 2024 | 60 | 60 | 76 |
| 2023 | 94 | 94 | 111 |
| 2022 | 88 | 88 | 95 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 154 |
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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Publicación duplicada; Traducciones de artículos previamente publicados; Resultados parciales de investigación; Resúmenes independientes
Article types accepted7
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución–NoComercial 4.0 Model summary
Los contenidos que se exponen en la revista están protegidos, según los términos de la Licencia Creative Commons Atribución–NoComercial 4.0 que permite el uso, distribución y reproducción no comerciales y sin restricciones en cualquier medio, siempre que sea debidamente citada la fuente primaria de publicación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Adherencia a las recomendaciones del ICMJE Model summary
Esta revista se adhiere a las Recomendaciones para la preparación, presentación, edición y publicación de trabajos académicos en revistas médicas del International Commitee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
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
- Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de La Habana
- Country or region
- Cuba
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1729-519X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas
How long does peer review take at Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Habanera de Ciencias Medicas is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .