Journal profile
Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu
ISSN 2548-1010 · TUBITAK · Turkey
Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 472 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu is published by TUBITAK. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are COVID-19 and Mental Health, Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues and Occupational Health and Burnout, together about 28.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Academy Kastamonu covers clinical and experimental original articles, reviews, case reports, video recordings, image designs and studies on multidisciplinary fields related to medicine, social and health sciences. The aim of the journal is to publish articles related to medicine, health sciences and social fields that concern health, as well as to provide an environment for different publications such as video recording/health-related artistic designs, in addition to articles, where multidisciplinary studies related to health can be published. In the articles it publishes, the journal seeks to comply with the relevant ethical rules and scientific standards, and not to have commercial concerns. The journal aims to complete the processes of the submitted articles as soon as possible, regardless of the number of articles waiting for publication. In the journalPathophysiology, Physiotherapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Physiology, Geriatrics, Nursing, Internal Medicine Nursing, Surgical Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Public Health Nursing, Nursing Education, Fundamentals of Nursing, Nursing Management, Psychiatric Nursing, Midwifery, Nutrition and Dietetics, Speech and Language Therapy, Audiology, Toxicology, CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear), Health Informatics, Health Economics, Health Physics, Health Management, and other fields intersecting with any of these (e.g., health physics, artificial intelligence in healthcare, etc.)Original researches, review articles, case reports, video recordings and artistic works are published. Health Academy Kastamonu aims to be a journal where multidisciplinary studies can be published in the intersection of medicine, health and social sciences, and also includes articles specific to disciplines. Submitted scientific articles should not have been published anywhere before and should not be under review in another journal for publication. Scientific articles that are not prepared in accordance with the publication rules are not taken into consideration.The reporting guidelines approved by the journal are listed below:- Observational, cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies: STROBE (http://www.strobe-statement.org/)- Qualitative studies: COREQ http://cdn.elsevier.com/promis_misc/ISSM_COREQ_Checklist.pdf- Quasi-experimental/non-randomized trials: TREND https://www.cdc.gov/trendstatement/index.html- Randomized (and semi-randomized) controlled trials: CONSORT( http://www.co
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology15.1%
- Healthcare Education and Workforce IssuesNursing6.5%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions6.5%
- Nursing education and managementNursing5.5%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.8%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.5%
- Nursing care and researchHealth Professions4.5%
- Social Representations and IdentityPsychology4.1%
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
MEDLINEPublisher website
Other: Scilit, 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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 80 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 128 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 85 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 76 |
| 2022 | 179 | 179 | 69 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 34 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
472 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 24 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 68 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision
- 472 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
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
- TUBITAK
- Country or region
- Turkey
- Language
- English, Turkish
- ISSN
- 2548-1010
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu
How long does peer review take at Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu?
The publisher reports about 472 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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 Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu open access, and what is the APC?
Saglik Akademisi Kastamonu 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .