Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
World Journal of Clinical Cases
ISSN 2307-8960 · Baishideng Publishing Group · UNITED STATES
World Journal of Clinical Cases: impact factor 1.51; fully open access; median 74 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 325 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Journal of Clinical Cases is published by Baishideng Publishing Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Metastasis and carcinoma case studies, together about 17.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
World Journal of Clinical Cases is a high-quality, open-access Baishideng published academic journal that employs a single-blind peer-review process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Editor-in-chief Bao-Gan PengPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 6 in mainland China (about 12%); most named Italy 10, Mainland China 6, United States 5, Romania 5, Taiwan, China 3 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine6.5%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Metastasis and carcinoma case studiesMedicine5.5%
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine5.3%
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Sarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine5.2%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.5%
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsMedicine4.5%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 443/826 | 46th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE for editorial reasons on 16 July 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: listed in the 2023 edition (medium risk) and the 2021 edition (medium risk); not listed in the other 4 editions.LetPub
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,446OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.14%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 981LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 15,157,318Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,646 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 227 | 227 | 8,609 |
| 2025 | 325 | 325 | 11,036 |
| 2024 | 1,110 | 1,110 | 10,747 |
| 2023 | 1,040 | 1,040 | 8,643 |
| 2022 | 1,566 | 1,566 | 6,847 |
| 2021 | 1,314 | 1,314 | 5,095 |
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
74 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 47 days – 104 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 43 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (617 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
- Peer review
- Open peer reviewPublisher website
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
- Baishideng Publishing Group
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2307-8960
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Journal of Clinical Cases
What is the impact factor of World Journal of Clinical Cases?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 77.
How long does peer review take at World Journal of Clinical Cases?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 74 days (interquartile range 47–104 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of World Journal of Clinical Cases based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 6 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (10), Mainland China (6) and United States (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index World Journal of Clinical Cases?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Journal of Clinical Cases is indexed in Scopus.
Is World Journal of Clinical Cases open access, and what is the APC?
World Journal of Clinical Cases 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: .