Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
West Indian Medical Journal
ISSN 0043-3144 · eISSN 2309-5830 · University of the West Indies · JAMAICA · Quarterly · Founded 1951
West Indian Medical Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.09; fully open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
West Indian Medical Journal is published by University of the West Indies 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 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, together about 17.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To provide information of relevance to the Caribbean in a wide range of disciplines in or related to the health sciences, thereby facilitating communication among workers in these fields and contributing to improved healthcare.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine5.9%
- Oral and Maxillofacial PathologyDentistry5.7%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions5.4%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine5.1%
- Hemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMedicine5.1%
- Caribbean history, culture, and politicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.6%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 251OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,027 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- University of the West Indies
- Country or region
- JAMAICA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1951
- ISSN
- 0043-3144
- Electronic ISSN
- 2309-5830
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about West Indian Medical Journal
What CAS zone is West Indian Medical Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, West Indian 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 West Indian Medical Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.09; CiteScore 0.3, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at West Indian Medical Journal?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 West Indian Medical Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, West Indian Medical Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is West Indian Medical Journal open access, and what is the APC?
West Indian Medical Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .