Journal Metrics

Key performance indicators and bibliometric data for Balkan Medical Journal

Impact & Citation Metrics

4.5

Impact Factor (2025)

5.0

CiteScore (2025)

Q1

WoS Quartile

Q1

Scopus Quartile

Processing Times

8 days

Submission to first decision

34 days

Peer review

46 days

Submission to acceptance

Acceptance Rate

4.0%

Overall acceptance rate

4,500+

Annual submissions

Indexing & Abstracting

Balkan Medical Journal is indexed and abstracted in the following major databases and services:

  • Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  • PubMed/MEDLINE
  • PubMed Central (PMC)
  • Scopus
  • Embase
  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • Chemical Abstracts Service
  • CABI / Global Health
  • EBSCO databases
  • ProQuest
  • Gale
  • J-Gate
  • CNKI
  • TÜBİTAK ULAKBİM TR Dizin
  • Türk Medline
  • IdealOnline
  • Türkiye Citation Index
  • UDL-EDGE

Publication Information

Frequency Monthly (12 issues per year, online-only starting 2026)
ISSN 2146-3123
E-ISSN 2146-3131
Publisher Galenos Publishing House
Published by Trakya University, Edirne, Türkiye
License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Access Model Diamond Open Access (no fees to authors or readers)