Journal Metrics

The International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) reports selected indicators of editorial activity, publication output, readership, geographic reach, and citation performance.

Metrics must be interpreted according to their reporting period, data source, and methodology. Submission statistics describe editorial activity, website statistics describe recorded use of the Journal platform, and citation indicators reflect citations identified by the relevant scholarly service.
2025 Snapshot Editorial Timelines Citation Indicators

2025 metrics at a glance

839
Submissions
22%
Acceptance rate
5 days
First decision
≈400,000
Website visits
>190
Countries and territories
24

Reporting Basis

Data are drawn from journal editorial records, published content, website analytics, Google Scholar and other participating scholarly services. Editorial figures relate to the stated reporting period; citation indicators are cumulative when measured.

Aggregate metrics describe journal performance. They do not guarantee an editorial decision, review duration, acceptance, citation count, or publication date for any manuscript.
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2025 Annual Snapshot

Indicator 2025 result Category
Submissions received 839 Editorial activity
Acceptance rate 22% Editorial decisions
Average time to first decision 5 days Editorial timelines
Average time to acceptance 72 days Editorial timelines
Average time to decline 272 days Editorial timelines
Countries represented in published articles More than 40 Author representation
Annual website visits Approximately 400,000 Readership
Countries and territories reached More than 190 Geographic reach
Combined social-media audience More than 20,000 Community reach
Google Scholar h-index 24 Citation performance

Reporting period: January 1–December 31, 2025, except cumulative citation indicators. Approximate values are used where a stable exact total is unavailable.

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Submissions and Editorial Decisions

Metric 2025 Definition
Submissions received 839 New manuscript submissions received during the year.
Acceptance rate 22% Proportion of manuscripts with a final decision that were accepted.
Decline rate 78% Proportion of manuscripts with a final decision that were declined.
Acceptance rate is based on final decisions recorded during the period—not articles published divided by new submissions. Editorial procedures are detailed on the Editorial and Peer-Review Process page.
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Editorial and Publication Timelines

Editorial interval 2025 result Description
Submission to first editorial decision 5 days Average time to the first recorded editorial action.
Submission to acceptance 72 days Average for manuscripts accepted during the period.
Submission to decline 272 days Average for manuscripts declined during the period.
Typical submission-to-publication interval 3–6 months General interval through assessment, revision and publication.
Acceptance to initial online publication Forthcoming publication Accepted articles may appear online before issue assignment.
A first decision may be technical, editorial or preliminary and does not necessarily indicate completed peer review. Timelines are descriptive averages and may vary with reviewer availability, revisions, ethics, authorship, integrity checks and production corrections.
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Publication Output

Publication frequency Quarterly
Regular publication months March, June, September, and December
Publication format Online
Early publication Accepted articles may appear in the Forthcoming section.
Supplementary issues May include approved conference abstracts, proceedings, or other supplementary content.
Article categories See the Article Types page.
Current Issue Forthcoming Archives
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Readership and Geographic Reach

Indicator 2025 result Description
Journal website visits Approximately 400,000 Recorded visits during the year.
Geographic reach More than 190 countries and territories Locations from which the website was accessed.
Countries represented in published articles More than 40 Countries identified through author affiliations.
Combined social-media audience More than 20,000 Combined audience across principal platforms.

Interactive Website Analytics

Explore article engagement, website access, geographic reach, devices, and traffic patterns. Use the report controls to adjust dates and examine the available data.

Visits are not equivalent to unique readers, downloads or citations. Geographic data may be affected by networks, VPNs, privacy settings and analytics methodology. Author representation is based on affiliations, not nationality or residence.
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Citation Indicators

Indicator Result Definition
Google Scholar h-index 24 At least 24 IJMS publications have each received at least 24 citations recorded by Google Scholar.
The h-index is cumulative and depends on database coverage, record matching and measurement date. Citation counts may differ across Google Scholar, Crossref, OpenAlex, Web of Science, Scopus and other services.
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Article-Level Metrics

Indicator What it may describe
Views Recorded access to an article page or abstract.
Downloads Recorded requests for a PDF, HTML full text or another file.
Citations References identified by a participating citation database.
Online attention Tracked discussion or sharing through online services.
Article-level metrics may be displayed through the publishing platform and services such as PlumX Metrics. They do not independently establish validity, scientific quality, clinical importance, ethical compliance or endorsement.
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Responsible Interpretation

Metric Describes Does not establish
Acceptance rate Decisions within a defined period. Journal quality by itself.
Editorial timelines Observed processing times. A guaranteed deadline.
Website reach Recorded traffic and location data. Unique readership or scholarly value.
Citations and attention Recorded scholarly or online engagement. Validity, quality or societal impact by itself.

No single metric provides a complete assessment of a journal or article. Indicators should be interpreted together and alongside qualitative evaluation of the underlying scholarship.

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Related Resources

Journal Information

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