Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Revista Medica del Uruguay
ISSN 0303-3295 · eISSN 1688-0390 · Sindicato Médico del Uruguay · Uruguay
Revista Medica del Uruguay: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 54 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Medica del Uruguay is published by Sindicato Médico del Uruguay 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 and bioethics in healthcare, Health and Medical Education and Health and Lifestyle Studies, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine12.2%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions11.6%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions5.2%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4.4%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine4.4%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Public Health and Environmental IssuesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Medical research and treatmentsMedicine4.1%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 43LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 662 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 5 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 18 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 19 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 33 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Sindicato Médico del Uruguay
- Country or region
- Uruguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0303-3295
- Electronic ISSN
- 1688-0390
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Medica del Uruguay
What CAS zone is Revista Medica del Uruguay in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Medica del Uruguay 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.
How long does peer review take at Revista Medica del Uruguay?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Revista Medica del Uruguay?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Medica del Uruguay is indexed in ESCI.
Is Revista Medica del Uruguay open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Medica del Uruguay is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .