Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Vojnosanitetski Pregled
ISSN 0042-8450 · eISSN 2406-0720 · Institut za Vojnomedicinske Naucne Informacije/Documentaciju · SERBIA · Monthly · Founded 1944
Vojnosanitetski Pregled: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.22; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vojnosanitetski Pregled is published by Institut za Vojnomedicinske Naucne Informacije/Documentaciju 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 Dental Radiography and Imaging, Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments and Oral microbiology and periodontitis research, together about 18.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oral Surgery. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Vojnosanitetski Pregled (shortened title Vojnosanit Pregl) is the official journal of physicians, dentists and pharmacists of the Serbian Army which publishes papers from all fields of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Dragana VučevićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Dental Radiography and ImagingDentistry7.1%
- Endodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDentistry5.8%
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis researchDentistry5.3%
- Acute Myocardial Infarction ResearchMedicine4.9%
- Periodontal Regeneration and TreatmentsMedicine4.9%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry4.5%
- Dental Implant Techniques and OutcomesDentistry4.4%
- Orthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDentistry4.2%
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)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
Web of ScienceEmbasePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, Biomedicina Serbica, Serbian Citation Index (SCIndex), doiSerbia
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
- 0.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2021
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2020
- 0.17Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2019
- 0.15Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2018
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2017
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2016
- 0.37Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2015
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2014
- 0.29Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2013
- 0.27Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2012
- 0.21Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2011
- 0.18Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2010
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 441OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 87LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,664 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 1 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 17 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 50 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 41 |
| 2022 | 118 | 118 | 98 |
| 2021 | 109 | 109 | 151 |
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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 150 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 150 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 150 | — | — |
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 accepted10
- book reviewsVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- case reportsVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- invited commentsVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- letters to the editorVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- medical history articlesVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- original papersVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- personal viewsVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- reports from scientific meetingsVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- reviews/meta-analysesVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
- short communicationsVojnosanitetski Pregled publishes original papers, short communications, reviews/meta-analyses, case reports, medical history articles, personal views, invited …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright transfer to publisher upon acceptance. Model summary
When a manuscript is accepted for publication, the authors transfer the copyright to the publisher. If the manuscript is not accepted for publication in the journal, the authors retain all rights.LicensingThe published articles will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International license (CC BY-SA). It is allowed to copy and redistribute the material in any mediu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
Journal Vojnosanitetski pregled is published under an Open Access licence. All its content is available free of charge. Users can read, download, copy, distribute, print, search the full text of articles, as well as to establish HTML links to them, without having to seek the consent of the author or publisher.The right to use content without consent does not release the users from the obligation t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double-blind peer review; each manuscript reviewed by at least two reviewers. Model summary
Peer reviewersVojnosanitetski pregled uses double-blind review system for all papers. Each manuscript is reviewed by at least two reviewers. The reviewers act independently and they are not aware of each other’s identities. The reviewers are selected solely according to whether they have the relevant expertise for evaluating a manuscript. They must not be from the same institution as the author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection using iThenticate/CrossRef within SCIndeks Assistant; plagiarised papers rejected or retracted. Model summary
Vojnosanitetski pregled does not publish plagiarised papers. The Editorial Board has adopted the stance that plagiarism, where someone assumes another's ideas, words, or other creative expression as one's own, is a clear violation of scientific ethics. Plagiarism may also involve a violation of copyright law, punishable by legal action.Plagiarism includes the following: o Verbatim (word for word),…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving Policy
The journal Vojnosanitetski Pregled allows authors to deposit final, published version in PDF document in an institutional repository and non-commercial subject-based repositories, such as PubMed Central, Europe PMC or arXiv or to publish it on Author's personal website (including social networking sites, such as ResearchGate, Academia.edu, etc.) and/or departmental website, at any time after publ…
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
- Institut za Vojnomedicinske Naucne Informacije/Documentaciju
- Country or region
- SERBIA
- Language
- Serbian, English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1944
- ISSN
- 0042-8450
- Electronic ISSN
- 2406-0720
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vojnosanitetski Pregled
What CAS zone is Vojnosanitetski Pregled in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vojnosanitetski Pregled 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 Vojnosanitetski Pregled?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.22; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at Vojnosanitetski Pregled?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
Which databases index Vojnosanitetski Pregled?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vojnosanitetski Pregled is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vojnosanitetski Pregled open access, and what is the APC?
Vojnosanitetski Pregled is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .