About the Journal

AIM AND SCOPE

Journal subjects: Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Care and Public Health
Types of manuscripts accepted for publication: original research articles, scientific reviews and case reports in Medicine.
Language: English
Nr. of issues annually: 4
Indexed in: Scopus, CABI, DOAJ, EBSCO, ProQuest, Embase etc. 
ISSN: 0324-1750 (Print)| ISSN: 2719-5384 (Online)
Article Processing Charge: 300 EUR

PUBLICATION TIMEFRAME AND ACCESS

 This journal is published quarterly with 4 issues annually. It provides immediate open access to its content so as to make research freely available to the public in support of a greater global exchange of knowledge. 

Each issue is also available in print, and is distributed to libraries and medical organizations etc. If you'd like to receive a print or digital copy, please subscribe.

REVIEW PROCESS

All manuscripts are subject to peer review and are expected to meet high academic standards. If approved by the editor, submissions will be considered by peer reviewers whose identities will remain anonymous to the authors (single blinded). 

The median peer review turnaround is 4-8 weeks.  The time from acceptance to publication is from approx. 4 weeks to 4 months. The current acceptance rate is approx. 40 %. About 10-20 % of articles are rejected upon submission and do not reach peer-review, due to lack of compliance with the Journal’s Author Guidelines or English language issues. An average of 20 articles are submitted each month, of which 70-80% are original research articles, and the remaining are case reports and review articles. 

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING

AMB is covered by a range of indices, such as Scopus, CABI: Global Health Database, DOAJ, Embase, EBSCO, Elsevier - Reaxys, ExLibris, Google Scholar, etc (see full list).

Scopus Cite Score 2024: 0.3 
SJR 2024: 0.132
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FEES

Еffective 1 April 2026 the journal Acta Medica Bulgarica introduces an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support full Gold Open Access publishing. For manuscripts submitted on or after 1 April 2026, an APC of 300 Euro will be payable only after the manuscript has successfully completed peer review and has been formally accepted for publication. An invoice will be issued to the corresponding author, and publication will proceed once payment is confirmed.

Editorial decisions are made independently of payment and are based solely on the manuscript’s scientific merit and the outcome of the peer-review process.