The Annals of Internal Medicine is one of the leading and often-cited peer-reviewed medical journals internationally that concentrates on internal medicine and its subspecialties. It was founded in 1927, and the American College of Physicians (ACP) publishes it. A leading forum for high-impact medical research, the journal supports evidence-based clinical practice.
Annals of Internal Medicine
The Annals of Internal Medicine is one of the leading and often-cited peer-reviewed medical journals internationally that concentrates on internal medicine and its subspecialties. It was founded in 1927, and the American College of Physicians (ACP) publishes it. A leading forum for high-impact medical research, the journal supports evidence-based clinical practice.
Annals of Internal Medicine
Impact Factor
19.6 (Clarivate Analytics)
SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
3.845
CiteScore
13.20
Frequency
Weekly
Submission to Acceptance
Approximately 1.5 months
Acceptance Rate
Approximately 6-8%
Key Highlights
5-Year Impact Factor
28.8
H-Index
419 - 445
Ranking
Ranked 8th out of 329 in the "Medicine, General & Internal" category.
Indexing
It is indexed in a wide range of databases, including Index Medicus, PubMed, MEDLINE, and Scopus. It's also indexed in BIOSIS Previews, CAB Direct, Chemical Abstracts Service (CASSI), CINAHL, Current Contents - Clinical Medicine, Current Contents - Live Science, and EMBASE.
Initial Editorial Decision
Approximately 5 days
First Post-Review Decision
Approximately 1.5 months
Acceptance to Publication
Data not specified
Publication Type
The journal publishes a variety of article types, including original research, review articles, clinical practice guidelines, commentaries, editorials, and personal narratives.
Open Access Model
Hybrid (subscription-based and open access).
Article Processing Charges (APC)
Not specified; likely varies depending on the publication model chosen.
Main text
The main text (excluding abstract and references) should be no more than 2500 words in length.
Abstract
Abstracts have a word limit of 275 words.
References
It is recommended to have no more than 50 bibliographic references in total.
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