Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
Revista Medica Herediana
ISSN 1018-130X · eISSN 1729-214X · Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia · Peru
Revista Medica Herediana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 75 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Medica Herediana is published by Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medical Case Reports and Studies, Innovations in Medical Education and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, together about 20.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Médica Herediana (RMH) es una publicación científica trimestral, arbitrada por pares y de acceso abierto, cuyo objetivo es la difusión de trabajos originales e inéditos que contribuyan al conocimiento de las ciencias biomédicas, en especial de la Medicina clínica, de la Salud Pública y de la educación médica, realizados a nivel nacional e internacional. Publica artículos en español, inglés y portugués.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Australia 1, Chile 1, Peru 1 (18 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medical Case Reports and StudiesMedicine8.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.4%
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Dialysis and Renal Disease ManagementMedicine4.6%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- History of Science and MedicineArts and Humanities4.1%
- Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine4%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q4 | 523/669 | 21st |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseSciELOPublisher website
Other: REDALYC, HINARI, LILACS, LATINDEX, REDIB, Sherpa Romeo, ROAD
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 131 |
| 2025 | 75 | 75 | 195 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 329 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 385 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 359 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 346 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- reporte de casoReporte de casoLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Criterios de autoría según ICMJE. Model summary
La RMH se adhiere a las recomendaciones del ICMJE Defining the Role of Authors and Contributors sobre los criterios para otorgar autoría.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Política editorial basada en lineamientos de ICMJE, Equator Network, COPE, CSE y WAME. Model summary
La Revista Médica Herediana (RMH) acepta y adhiere a su política editorial a los lineamientos y recomendaciones del International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), de Equator Network (http://www.equator-network.org/), del Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (http://publicationethics.org/), del Council of Science Editors (CSE) y del World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0). Model summary
Esta obra está bajo una licencia de Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto basado en los principios de la Declaración de Budapest. Model summary
La Revista Médica Herediana brinda acceso libre a su contenido, basado en el principio de que al “retirar las barreras de acceso a esta literatura acelerará la investigación, enriquecerá la educación, compartirá el aprendizaje de y entre todos, hará esta literatura tan útil como sea posible”
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 Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Country or region
- Peru
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1018-130X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1729-214X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Medica Herediana
How long does peer review take at Revista Medica Herediana?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Medica Herediana?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Medica Herediana based?
Of the 18 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Australia (1) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Medica Herediana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Medica Herediana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Medica Herediana open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Medica Herediana 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, 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: .