Our journals are well established and recognized by several generations of Bulgarian physicians and medical specialists. They include both multidisciplinary and specialized titles, are peer-reviewed, and are available through open access.  
We welcome a wide range of submissions from authors in Bulgaria and around the world.
Please follow the link to each journal to learn more about submitting a manuscript, joining our reviewer community, or subscribing as a reader.

Journals

  • Acta Medica Bulgarica

    Published continuously since 1973, AMB is the leading scientific medical journal of the Medical University – Sofia. The chief editor is the University Rector.

    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
    Open-access since 2014See full archive here. 

  • Bulgarian Medical Journal

    Bulgarian Medical Journal (Български медицински журнал / Bаlgarski Meditsinski Zhurnal) is a multidisciplinary journal which entails original scientific and practical cases, literature reviews on modern methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention. The section on difficult diagnostic and rare cases includes descriptions of clinical cases from all age groups and different medical specialties. Accepted guidelines and consensuses for the diagnosis and treatment of socially important diseases are presented, as well as columns such as “Eminent Physicians”, “Guest Authors”, “Letter to the Editor”, etc.

    Journal subjects: Modern methods of diagnosis, treatment and prevention in Medicine
    Types of manuscripts accepted for publication:
     original research articles, scientific reviews, case reports, etc.
    Language: English, with abstracts in Bulgarian where applicable
    Nr. of issues annually: 4
    Indexed in: CABI: GlobalHealthDatabase and EBSCO, etc.
    ISSN: 1313-1516 (Print)
    Article Processing Charge: 50 EUR

    Open-access journal since 1 April 2026. See archive of previous issues and abstracts here. 

  • General Medicine

    A multidisciplinary journal dedicated to publications concerning the problems and specifics of the work of physicians and pre-clinical medical care. The journal publishes scientific work related to health reforms in Bulgaria, information on international scientific events, new courses in General medicine, etc.

    Journal subjects: Pre-clinical medical care, General Physicians
    Types of manuscripts accepted for publication:
     original research articles, scientific reviews, case reports, etc.
    Language: English, with abstracts in Bulgarian where applicable
    Nr. of issues annually: 6
    Indexed in: Scopus, Embase, EBSCO, etc.
    ISSN: 1311-1817 (Print)
    Article Processing Charge: 250 EUR

    Open-access journal since 1 April 2026. See archive of previous issues and abstracts here. 

  • Information for Nursing Staff

    Information for Nursing Staff (Сестринско дело / Sestrinsko delo) is a specialized journal in the field of nursing. It entails original research papers – articles, descriptions of clinical cases, reviews, and abstracts of foreign materials in the field of quality and organization of health care, qualification of medical specialists, etc. There is also a section on student health projects.

    Journal subjects: Healthcare, Nursing
    Types of manuscripts accepted for publication:
     original research articles, scientific reviews, descriptions of clinical cases, etc.
    Language: English or Bulgarian
    Nr. of issues annually: 4
    Indexed in: CABI: GlobalHealthDatabase, etc.
    ISSN: 1310-7496 (Print)
    Article Processing Charge: 50 EUR

    Open-access journal since 1 April 2026. See archive of previous issues and abstracts here. 

     

     

  • Medical Review

    Medical Review (Медицински преглед / Meditsinski pregled) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed medical journal publishing original research across a broad range of clinical and biomedical fields. The journal welcomes submissions including original articles, case reports, and review papers, as well as other contributions relevant to medical science and practice.

    Journal subjects: Clinical Medicine, Biomedicine, etc.
    Types of manuscripts accepted for publication:
     original research articles, scientific reviews, case reports, etc.
    Language: English, with abstracts in Bulgarian where applicable
    Nr. of issues annually: 6
    Indexed in: CABI: GlobalHealthDatabase, EBSCO etc. 
    ISSN
    : 1312-2193 (Print)
    Article Processing Charge: 50 EUR

     Open-access since April 2026. Abstracts from previously published issues are available here.