General Overview

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.

In addition to research articles, the journal features dedicated sections such as History of Medicine, Letters to the Editor, In Aid of Practice, New Methods, and Discussions in Science. It also publishes guidelines and consensus statements addressing the diagnosis and treatment of socially significant diseases.

ISSN: 1312-2193 (Print)
Language: English, with abstracts in Bulgarian
Publisher:  Central Medical Library, Medical University – Sofia
Nr of issues: 6 per year
Indexed in: CABI: GlobalHealthDatabase, EBSCO databases
Article Processing Charge: 50 EUR

This journal is owned by the Medical University – Sofia, the oldest institution of higher medical education in Bulgaria. For more than a century, the University has been a national leader in medical education, providing high-quality training to both Bulgarian and international students.

PUBLICATION TIMEFRAME AND ACCESS

  This journal is published every two months with 6 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). 

FEES

Еffective 1 April 2026 the journal Medical Review introduces an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support full Gold Open Access publishing. An APC of 50 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.