Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
RUDN Journal of Medicine
ISSN 2313-0245 · eISSN 2313-0261 · Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) · Russian Federation
RUDN Journal of Medicine: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
RUDN Journal of Medicine is published by Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control, Asthma and respiratory diseases and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 18.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The “RUDN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE” is a quarterly journal that publishes peer-reviewed medical research papers since 1997. A major goal of the journal is to integrate the results of fundamental and clinical research and rich experience of Russian and foreign experts in the field of clinical medicine, biomedical problems and global health. The mission of the journal is to integrate the results of scientific work of scientists and the rich clinical experience of specialists into the international scientific space, to be an international scientific platform for doctors and scientists, to discuss and exchange experience in the field of healthcare, as well as to raise the level of scientific research and develop international scientific cooperation. Aims and Scope. The Journal is aimed at cooperation and scientific exchange in the field of biomedicine, publication of the results of fundamental and applied researches of Russian and foreign scientists. Primary areas covered range from oncology, physiology and neurobiology, allergology and immunology, to medical genetics and microbiology, as well as infectious diseases. Each issue is devoted to a specific medical topic that is announced in advance. The invited editors of the issues are both Russian and foreign scientists. We accept original research including reviews, important new tools and techniques, and clinical cases. Papers may be submitted in Russian and/or English. Authors must ensure that the article was not published elsewhere before, either as a whole or in part, in Russian or other languages. They should also guarantee that the paper submitted is not under consideration in other scientific journals. The journal is intended for researchers, lecturers, graduate students and young scientists, practitioners who do research to develop new and improve existing preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic and rehabilitation methods. The Editorial Board of the journal encourages individual researches and research teams to collaborate in preparing issues devoted to specific topics: http://journals.rudn.ru/medicine/announcement/view/327 The journal strictly adheres to the international standards of publication ethics formulated in the COPE document (Committee on Publication Ethics) http://publicationethics.org Articles are accepted for publication provided that the requirements for the design of manuscripts are met, the procedure for internal examination and external double-blind peer review is successfully passed, the mater
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Editor-in-chief Zhanna D. KobalavaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Russia 18, Germany 2, Austria 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic ControlMedicine7.5%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.9%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.4%
- Hernia repair and managementMedicine5.4%
- Human Health and DiseaseMedicine5.4%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.8%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine4.3%
- Cardiovascular and exercise physiologyMedicine4.3%
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 | 430/669 | 35th |
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
SCIEMEDLINEPublisher website
Other: White List RCSI, Russian Index of Science Citation, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodicals Directory, Dimensions
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 439 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 76 |
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 110 |
| 2024 | 47 | 47 | 95 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 93 |
| 2022 | 53 | 53 | 75 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 68 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7
- clinical caseThe journal accepts the following types of publications: Original research article; Reviews; Short Communication; Clinical case.Length not stated
- clinical casesWe accept original research including reviews, important new tools and techniques, and clinical cases.Length not stated
- important new tools and techniquesWe accept original research including reviews, important new tools and techniques, and clinical cases.Length not stated
- original researchWe accept original research including reviews, important new tools and techniques, and clinical cases.Length not stated
- original research articleThe journal accepts the following types of publications: Original research article; Reviews; Short Communication; Clinical case.Length not stated
- reviewsThe journal accepts the following types of publications: Original research article; Reviews; Short Communication; Clinical case.Length not stated
- short communicationThe journal accepts the following types of publications: Original research article; Reviews; Short Communication; Clinical case.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authors must guarantee the article is original and not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose (declare in the corresponding section of the manuscript) any financial or other substantive conflicts of interest that might be construed to affect the results or the conclusions of their manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
The journal adheres to COPE publication ethics standards. Model summary
The journal strictly adheres to the international standards of publication ethics formulated in the COPE document (Committee on Publication Ethics) http://publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The right of authorship belongs to the authors of articles. The authors transfer the rights to use the article (including the use and distribution of an article in the Open Access) to the publisher of the journal on a non-exclusive license (Publishing Agreement (Public Offer)). At the same time, authors remain full rightsholders. Publishing Agreement (Public Offer) to Publish an Article in an Acad…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediately upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of these a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Articles must meet manuscript design requirements, pass internal examination and external double-blind peer review, comply with publication ethics, and meet bibliographic reference requirements. Model summary
A double-blind peer review method is mandatory for processing of all scientific manuscripts submitted to the editorial staff of the journal. This implies that neither the reviewer is aware of the authorship of the manuscript, nor the author maintains any contact with the reviewer. All reviewers are recognized experts in the subject of the peer-reviewed manuscript and have publications on the subje…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
Plagiarism takes many forms, from passing off another paper as the author(s) own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another(s) paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research conducted by others. Plagiarism in all its forms constitutes unethical publishing behavior and is unacceptable.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving
This journal follows the Green Open Access principles and permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories both prior to and after publication, while providing bibliographic details that credit, if applicable, its publication in this journal.
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
- Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2313-0245
- Electronic ISSN
- 2313-0261
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 3 (2026)
- 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 RUDN Journal of Medicine
How long does peer review take at RUDN Journal of Medicine?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of RUDN Journal of Medicine based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (18), Germany (2) and Austria (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index RUDN Journal of Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, RUDN Journal of Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE and MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is RUDN Journal of Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
RUDN Journal of Medicine 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: .