Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Scientia Medica
ISSN 1806-5562 · eISSN 1980-6108 · Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS) · Brazil
Scientia Medica: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientia Medica is published by Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS) 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 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies and Health Education and Validation, together about 23.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions9.4%
- Toxoplasma gondii Research StudiesImmunology and Microbiology7.1%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences7.1%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences6.9%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions5.2%
- Healthcare RegulationHealth Professions5.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5%
- Healthcare during COVID-19 PandemicComputer Science4.8%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 764 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 203 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS)
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1806-5562
- Electronic ISSN
- 1980-6108
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scientia Medica
What CAS zone is Scientia Medica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scientia Medica 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.
How long does peer review take at Scientia Medica?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Scientia Medica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scientia Medica is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Scientia Medica open access, and what is the APC?
Scientia Medica is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .