Journal profile
Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna
ISSN 2312-3893 · Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna · Paraguay
Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna is published by Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 22.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Virtual SPMI es la publicación oficial de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna (Paraguay). La misión es divulgar artículos científicos relacionados a la promoción de la salud así como al diagnóstico y tratamiento de enfermedades del paciente adulto, con énfasis en patologías sistémicas que requieren la visión holística del Especialista en Medicina Interna. Está registrada con ISSN 2312-3893. Su título abreviado es Rev virtual Soc Parag Med Int. Su periodicidad desde 2024 es de publicación continua con un volumen y número anual. No cobra tasas por evaluación ni publicación, es de acceso libre y gratuito. La revista acepta artículos pre publicados o pre impresos (preprint) en servidores con esa metodología. Se halla indexada en: ROAD, LATINDEX, REDIB, DOAJ, Scielo Paraguay, HINARI, DIALNET, Crossref, Web of Science, WorldCat, Miar La Revista Virtual SPMI dispone, a través de OJS (Open Journal System), de un sistema de archivado que garantiza la preservación digital y, con ello, la accesibilidad permanente a los artículos científicos publicados en la misma e incorpora el protocolo OAI-PMH (Open Archives Initiative – Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) con el objetivo de desarrollar estándares para facilitar la interoperabilidad de contenidos en internet.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension StudiesMedicine9.1%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine8.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.6%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine5.6%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5%
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsMedicine4.7%
- Fungal Infections and StudiesMedicine4.4%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine4.1%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceSciELOPublisher website
Other: ROAD, LATINDEX, REDIB, HINARI, DIALNET, Crossref, WorldCat, Miar
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 55 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 80 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 100 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 135 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 85 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 74 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- preprint
Article types accepted6
- artículo de revisión/review articleTrabajos de revisión narrativa o sistemática sobre temas de actualidad en el campo de la Salud humana.Length not stated
- artículo original/original articleIncluye artículos que aporten información primaria y que no hayan sido publicados en revistas, libros, etc., sobre salud humana.Length not stated
- cartas al editorConsidera las observaciones científicas y de opinión sobre trabajos publicados recientemente en la Revista o sobre temas de actualidad.Length not stated
- caso clínico/case reportDescripción de casos que, por sus particularidades poco descritas, por sus formas innovadoras tanto de diagnóstico como de tratamiento, llamen la atención.Length not stated
- editorial/editorialPreparado por el Editor o un integrante del Cuerpo Editorial o un especialista invitado, generalmente referente a artículos seleccionados en cada número.Length not stated
- imágenes en medicinaImágenes clásicas de condiciones médicas comunes de presentación atípica o infrecuente, que forman parte de la práctica médica.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints
- Open access
No charges for evaluation or publication; free and open access. Model summary
No cobra tasas por evaluación ni publicación, es de acceso libre y gratuito.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint policy: acepta artículos pre publicados o pre impresos (preprint) en servidores con esa metodología. Model summary
La revista acepta artículos pre publicados o pre impresos (preprint) en servidores con esa metodología.
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
- Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna
- Country or region
- Paraguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2312-3893
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna
How long does peer review take at Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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 Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; 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 Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Virtual de la Sociedad Paraguaya de Medicina Interna 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: .