Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE
ISSN 0248-8663 · eISSN 1768-3122 · Elsevier Masson · FRANCE · Monthly
REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,300; median 78 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy (Elsevier website: 34%); 1,033 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE is published by Elsevier Masson 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 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Vasculitis and related conditions and Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome, together about 23.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Articles in French or in English, abstracts in French and English.Official journal of the SNFMI, La revue de medecine interne is indexed in the most prestigious databases. It is the most efficient French language journal available for internal medicine specialists who want to expand their knowledge and skills beyond their own discipline. It is also the main French language international medium for French research works. The journal publishes each month editorials, original articles, review articles, short communications, etc. These articles address the fundamental and innumerable facets of internal medicine, spanning all medical specialties. Manuscripts may be submitted in French or in English.La revue de medecine interne also includes additional issues publishing the proceedings of the two annual French meetings of internal medicine (June and December), as well as thematic issues.La revue mensuelle de l'interniste et de tous les médecins spécialistes.Fondement solide de la culture interniste, La revue de médecine interne apporte chaque mois à ses lecteurs tous les outils d'une formation permanente de haut niveau par le biais de ses éditoriaux, articles originaux, mises au point, communications brèves, lettres a la redaction, mouvements therapeutiques. Ces articles fondamentaux abordent les innombrables facettes de la medecine interne, toutes les spécialites médicales, ainsi que la clinique et la recherche. Les manuscrits d'auteurs internationaux non francophones peuvent être soumis en anglais.La revue de médecine interne est completée par deux suppléments publiant les actes des congrès nationaux de médecine interne (en juin et decembre) ainsi que par des numéros thématiques.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Étienne RivièrePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named France 56, Canada 3, Algeria 3, Tunisia 2, Sweden 1 (67 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus ResearchMedicine9.9%
- Vasculitis and related conditionsMedicine8.5%
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s SyndromeMedicine5.3%
- Sarcoidosis and Beryllium Toxicity ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Systemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesMedicine5.2%
- Inflammatory Myopathies and DermatomyositisMedicine4.5%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions4.4%
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory DisordersMedicine4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: Crossref
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
- Impact factor
- 0.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,389OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 23.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 30,141 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 553 | 61 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1,033 | 65 | 103 |
| 2024 | 1,037 | 146 | 321 |
| 2023 | 966 | 113 | 362 |
| 2022 | 898 | 139 | 381 |
| 2021 | 817 | 148 | 545 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 42 days – 152 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 103 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (274 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 34%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 61 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 | USD 2,300 / EUR 2,150 / GBP 1,840 / JPY 285,270 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,740 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- letter to the editorA letter may report on any topic on internal medicine or reaction/discussion about previously published articles. It does not exceed 700 words, and 5 references…main text ≤ 700 words · references ≤ 5
- original articleThe abstract (in English and French) follows the same plan as the article: Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Conclusion. The abstract is limited to 2…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- review articleThe abstract (in English and in French) is limited to 250 words and is not structured.The main text is limited to 4500 words, the references are limited to 60. …main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- short communicationThe abstract (in English and French) follows the same plan as the article: Introduction, Patients and methods, Results, Conclusion. The abstract is limited to 2…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
Corresponding authors, on behalf of all the authors of a submission, must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' (see more information on this). An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement.Subscribers may reproduce tables of contents or prepare lists of articles includ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page from the Journal Homepage for more information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized review process Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints can be shared anywhere at any time Model summary
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- Elsevier Masson
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- French
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0248-8663
- Electronic ISSN
- 1768-3122
- Society / sponsor
- SNFMI
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE
What CAS zone is REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE 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.
What is the impact factor of REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 42–152 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy (Elsevier website: 34%)”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40%. 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 REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional. 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 REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE based?
Of the 67 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are France (56), Canada (3) and Algeria (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE open access, and what is the APC?
REVUE DE MEDECINE INTERNE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .