Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie
ISSN 2587-6821 · eISSN 2686-9918 · LLC «Meditsina-Inform» · Russian Federation
RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 125 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie is published by LLC «Meditsina-Inform». By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Asthma and respiratory diseases, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research, together about 21.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To date, “Russian Medical Inquiry” is a peer-reviewed scientific and practical journal published 11 times a year. Each issue is thematic and covers a specific medical area (Allergy/Immunology, Surgery/Urology, Respiratory Diseases/Otorhinolaryngology, Gastroenterology, Neurology, Rheumatology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Oncology). The key missions of the journal are to familiarize medical practitioners with the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases in terms of evidence-based medicine, improve the professional level of practical health care specialists within postgraduate education, and be an informational platform for exchange of views and free discussion between specialists. A wide audience coverage is provided by: • regular release of thematic issues on various branches; • involvement of leading experts in their field as editors-in-chief for issues who fill them with significant and interesting materials; • publication of paper on allied fields; • availability of publications, including those that received a positive review and were published electronically under a gold open access Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) license as a preprint on the website as well as full-text publication in the scientific electronic library (eLibrary.ru); • representation of authors from different Russian regions and neighboring countries; • free distribution among Russian doctors to make it available irrespective of the income; • publication of most interesting (in the judgment of Russian-speaking Editorial Board members) papers translated into English to provide the access to publications for worldwide medical community and review of articles by foreign members of the Editorial board. Fundamental medicine is indissolublely related to practical medicine. Therefore, the journal publishes original articles on epidemiology, etiology, and pathogenesis of various diseases, results of various treatment methods, and reviews of most relevant researches serving as a vector for the development of a particular field. Materials are accepted in English and Russian. In addition, conferences and symposiums that are significant for the medical community are announced and reports on past events are published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Editor-in-chief Andrei D. KaprinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 46, Germany 3, United States 2, Switzerland 1, Hungary 1 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine9.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine7.1%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine5.2%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine5.2%
- Gastrointestinal motility and disordersMedicine4.6%
- Dermatology and Skin DiseasesMedicine4.2%
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine4.2%
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseasesHealth Professions4.2%
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 | Q3 | 458/669 | — |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 727 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 75 | 242 |
| 2025 | 125 | 125 | 219 |
| 2024 | 96 | 96 | 247 |
| 2023 | 103 | 103 | 188 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | 109 |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | 38 |
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
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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)
- about 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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
- Abstract
- ≥ 150 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
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
- LLC «Meditsina-Inform»
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISSN
- 2587-6821
- Electronic ISSN
- 2686-9918
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie
How long does peer review take at RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≥ 150 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (46), Germany (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie open access, and what is the APC?
RMZh Meditsinskoe obozrenie 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: .