Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

ISSN 1582-3296 · eISSN 2501-062X · Sciendo · Romania

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 16 (journal website); fully open access; no APC; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor16From the journal's website, latest value
CAS zoneZone 4 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Medicine
Review timeabout 15 weeksCommunity average
APCNo APCFully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year252025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is published by Sciendo 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 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors and COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies, together about 19.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine has been published since 1965, and is devoted to promoting internal medicine and its subspecialties in Romania and Eastern Europe. The journal appears quarterly and it publishes, after a peer-review process, original scientific articles, review articles, editorials, case reports and other information relevant to internal medicine and related fields, evidence-based medicine and medical education.Our intended readership includes clinicians, clinical researchers, managers, medical educators and other persons involved in providing medical care.Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is published by "N Gh Lupu" Foundation of Internal Medicine.Why subscribe and readRomanian Journal of Internal Medicine is dedicated to a broad audience interested in Internal Medicine. From junior physicians to highly experienced clinicians, material published in Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine aims at pinpointing novel aspects of Internal Medicine alongside with educational reviews that summarize relevant literature body of evidence from a specific Internal Medicine matter. Therefore the journal interests at the same time researchers and clinicians that share concerns in Internal Medicine. At last, but not the least, the aim of this journal is to revigorate the concept of Internal Medicine.Why submitResearchers in Internal Medicine all over the world are encouraged to submit their work at Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine. Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine offers:High standard and rigorous peer-review process.A quick and easy online submission (e-mail us main documents with figures and cover letter) at editor@intmed.ro.Internationally recognized Editorial Board that includes Internal Medicine Professors and Associate Professors from prestigious Medicine Universities all over the world.Rejection Rate40%

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Editor-in-chief Gheorghe-Andrei DanPublisher website

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine9%
  2. Cardiovascular Function and Risk FactorsMedicine5.3%
  3. COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5%
  4. Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine4.7%
  5. Liver Disease and TransplantationMedicine4.4%
  6. Long-Term Effects of COVID-19Medicine4.4%
  7. Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.1%
  8. Thyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorMedicine, General & InternalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 4
MinorMedicine, General & InternalZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub

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

Impact factor (publisher)
16Publisher website ·
CiteScore 2026-06
2LetPub ·
CiteScore (publisher)
20Publisher website ·
SJR 2026-06
0.34LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
0LetPub ·
h-index
26OpenAlex ·
i10-index
112OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
1.43OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
23LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 452 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
202621211
2025252514
20243535101
20233737111
2022252572
20214141388

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 15 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
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).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
LetPubNo APCNo—

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)

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.

Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility

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
Sciendo
Country or region
Romania
Language
English
ISSN
1582-3296
Print ISSN
1220-4749
Electronic ISSN
2501-062X
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

What CAS zone is Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine 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 Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine?

The journal's website gives an impact factor of 16; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2, h-index 26.

How long does peer review take at Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine?

Authors report an average review time of about 15 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 Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.

Is Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine open access, and what is the APC?

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .