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Acta Medico-Historica Rigensia

Riga Stradins University · Latvia

ISSN1022-8012eISSN2592-818X
SJR Q2Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
33
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total33
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.2
H-Index
3
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
440
Total Citations
87
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

Acta medico-historica Rigensia(AMHR) is a refereed academic open access journal devoted to research in history of medicine and life sciences and medical museology in Latvia and Baltic see region countries. Published once a year since 2018, the journal collects original research papers in Latvian and in English, book and media reviews, as well as reports on relevant academic and museum events. The journal dates back to 1957 and was previously published under the titleIz istorii meditsiny. In 1992 the journal was renamed toActa medico-historica Rigensia. AMHR is published by the Institute of History of Medicine at Riga Stradiņš University. AMHR is a double blind peer-reviewed academic journal. There are at least two or more reviewers for each article in each issue. Beginning with issue X (XXIX) AMHR is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available on the internet to all users immediately upon publication. Non-commercial use and distribution in any medium is permitted, as long as the author is properly credited. AMHR publishes original papers only. The AMHR is a member ofCrossCheck. Manuscripts submitted for publication will be checked for potential plagiarism before undergoing peer review to verify their originality. Beginning with the issue X (XXIX) AMHR is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License, which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
16
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionLatvia
Primary LanguageLatvian, English
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications440
Publisher OrgRiga Stradiņš University
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~16 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Riga Stradins University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1022-8012 / 2592-818X
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Latvian, English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal and Regulatory AnalysisLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMilitary Technology and StrategiesHistorical Geopolitical and Social DynamicsMedical History and Research
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref