Journal profile
Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta
ISSN 1607-9906 · eISSN 2312-4156 · Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University · Belarus
Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 76 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta is published by Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Health and Medical Education and Asthma and respiratory diseases, together about 22% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The purpose of the "Vitebsk Medical Journal" is to introduce the audience the original works that are relevant to medicine, human life and improvement of teaching at medical higher education establishments of scientists of Vitebsk State Medical University, Belarus, CIS and other countries. Articles by foreign authors in English can be also printed in the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Alexey N. ChukanovPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine11.1%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions5.6%
- Asthma and respiratory diseasesMedicine5.3%
- Dental materials and restorationsDentistry5.3%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.1%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry4.6%
- Blood transfusion and managementMedicine4.3%
- Wound Healing and TreatmentsMedicine4.1%
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
SCIEPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref, РИНЦ, SCIENCE INDEX, Академия Google (Google Scholar), Cyberleninka, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory™
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 859 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 54 | 54 | 72 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 127 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 103 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 72 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 82 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 14,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- original articleOriginal ArticleLength not stated
- информация о предстоящих научных форумах• ИНФОРМАЦИЯ О ПРЕДСТОЯЩИХ НАУЧНЫХ ФОРУМАХ. Этот раздел предназначен для публикации предварительных сообщений о планируемых научных форумах, представляющих инте…Length not stated
- краткие сообщения• КРАТКИЕ СООБЩЕНИЯ. Раздел предназначен для публикации результатов наиболее актуальных научных исследований, представляющих особую важность.Length not stated
- новости и их обсуждение• НОВОСТИ И ИХ ОБСУЖДЕНИЕ. В этом разделе освещаются вопросы, связанные с научным прогрессом в Республике Беларусь.Length not stated
- обзоры• ОБЗОРЫ. Цель обзоров состоит в изложении существа проблемы и ее важности.Length not stated
- письма в редакцию• ПИСЬМА В РЕДАКЦИЮ. Этот раздел журнала содержит материалы переписки с редакцией, касающиеся критических замечаний по поводу опубликованных в журнале работ, ил…Length not stated
- полноразмерные оригинальные статьи• ПОЛНОРАЗМЕРНЫЕ ОРИГИНАЛЬНЫЕ СТАТЬИ. Такие статьи содержат результаты оригинальных исследований.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
«Вестник ВГМУ» издаётся по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Model summary
«Вестник ВГМУ» издаётся по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Все статьи в журнале "Вестник ВГМУ" публикуются в формате открытого доступа с бесплатным полнотекстовым доступом ко всем статьям. Model summary
All articles in the journal "Vitebsk Medical Journal" are published in Open Access format with Free Full-text access to all articles. All the materials of the "Vitebsk Medical Journal" journal are available under Creative Commons “Attribution” 4.0 license .
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Manuscripts registered, initial examination, plagiarism check, peer review Model summary
Manuscripts of scientific articles submitted to the editorial office of the journal are registered, undergo initial examination, are checked by the “Anti-Plagiarism” system and pass through the reviewing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originality checked with Antiplagiarism system Model summary
The editors of the journal will check the originality of the manuscript using the "Antiplagiarism" system.
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
- Vitebsk State Order of Peoples’ Friendship Medical University
- Country or region
- Belarus
- Language
- Russian, English
- ISSN
- 1607-9906
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-4156
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta
How long does peer review take at Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 6; Manuscript length: ≤ 14,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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.
Which databases index Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik Vitebskogo gosudarstvennogo meditsinskogo universiteta 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: .