Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Sao Paulo Medical Journal
ISSN 1516-3180 · eISSN 1806-9460 · Associacao Paulista de Medicina · BRAZIL · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Sao Paulo Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.18; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 209 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 73 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sao Paulo Medical Journal is published by Associacao Paulista de Medicina 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 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, together about 18% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Breve Histórico A São Paulo Medical Journal: Evidence for Health Care é uma revista científica eletrônica com avaliação por pares e publicação contínua, vinculada à Associação Paulista de Medicina (APM). Fundada em 1932 como Revista Paulista de Medicina, é indexada internacionalmente e comprometida com elevados padrões éticos e científicos. Publica estudos nas áreas de clínica médica e especialidades como ginecologia e obstetrícia, saúde mental, cirurgia, pediatria, saúde pública e medicina preventiva, com ênfase na medicina baseada em evidências e na prática clínica centrada no paciente. Acesso Aberto A revista segue o modelo Open Access, garantindo acesso livre e gratuito a todo o conteúdo científico publicado. Todos os artigos são disponibilizados sob licença Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY), permitindo aos usuários: Acesso imediato e irrestrito aos textos completos Download, leitura e distribuição sem custos Uso para fins acadêmicos, educacionais e de pesquisa Indexação e processamento por sistemas automatizados Citação e referenciamento sem limitações Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta A São Paulo Medical Journal apoia as práticas da Ciência Aberta e convida os revisores a participar da Open Peer Review por meio de convite e aceitação para revelar suas identidades aos autores do artigo. No entanto, este é apenas um convite: os revisores também podem continuar a fornecer suas contribuições anonimamente. Os autores devem preencher o formulário de conformidade de Ciência Aberta, disponível em Formulário sobre conformidade com a Ciência Aberta e submetê-lo junto com os demais arquivos. Ética na Publicação A São Paulo Medical Journal recomenda que todos os artigos submetidos sigam os padrões de qualidade editorial estabelecidos nos Requisitos Uniformes para Manuscritos Submetidos a Periódicos Biomédicos,1 atualizados como Recomendações para Elaboração, Redação, Edição e Publicação de Trabalhos Acadêmicos em Periódicos Médicos. Estes padrões foram criados e publicados pelo International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) como um passo em direção à integridade e à transparência em relatos científicos e foram atualizados em dezembro de 2018.1 Todos os estudos publicados na São Paulo Medical Journal deverão ser descritos de acordo com as diretrizes específicas para artigos relatando estudos clínicos (CONSORT),2 revisões sistemáticas e metanálises (PRISMA),3,4 estudos observacionais (STROBE),5,6 relatos de caso (CARE)7 e estudos de acurácia de test
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Paulo Manuel Pêgo FernandesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 11%); most named United Kingdom 2, Portugal 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, Netherlands 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions6.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.9%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine5.2%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions5.1%
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsDecision Sciences4.5%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.3%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
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 3 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCSciELOPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Reports – Science Edition (ISI), EBSCO Publishing
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
- 1.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,136OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 69LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,516 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 51 | 51 | 5 |
| 2025 | 73 | 73 | 59 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 135 |
| 2023 | 59 | 59 | 277 |
| 2022 | 147 | 147 | 1,123 |
| 2021 | 104 | 104 | 1,105 |
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
209 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 105 days (93 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 348 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (140 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 700 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- Manuscritos com objetivo comercial
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Preprints
- Open access
Open Access, CC BY Model summary
A revista segue o modelo Open Access, garantindo acesso livre e gratuito a todo o conteúdo científico publicado. Todos os artigos são disponibilizados sob licença Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Revisão por pares: Processo duplo-cego com revisores especialistas
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints accepted from recognized servers Model summary
A revista reconhece o valor dos preprints como uma forma de acelerar a disseminação do conhecimento científico e apoia sua publicação em servidores confiáveis. Manuscritos previamente depositados em servidores de preprint reconhecidos são aceitos para submissão, desde que atendam aos critérios estabelecidos nesta política. Servidores de Preprint Aceitos A revista aceita manuscritos depositados nos…
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
- Associacao Paulista de Medicina
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1516-3180
- Electronic ISSN
- 1806-9460
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗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 Sao Paulo Medical Journal
What CAS zone is Sao Paulo Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sao Paulo Medical Journal 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 Sao Paulo Medical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 73.
How long does peer review take at Sao Paulo Medical Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 209 days (interquartile range 102–298 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Sao Paulo Medical Journal?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: 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 Sao Paulo Medical Journal based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Portugal (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sao Paulo Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sao Paulo Medical Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sao Paulo Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Sao Paulo Medical Journal 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .