About the Journal
Focus and Scope
AMHA – Acta medico-historica Adriatica is a journal that deals with a wide range of medicohistorical topics. The aim of the Editoral Board is to publish articles related to the history of medicine and other related scientific disciplines, as well as of the cultural heritage of the Adriatic and Central Europe in its broadest sense. AMHA is published twice a year.
ISSN (Online): 1334-6253
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31952/amha
Publication Policy
AMHA publishes reviewed papers, as well as papers that are not subject to the reviewing procedure, provided they are original and have not been submitted for consideration to any other journal. By giving their consent to be published, the authors give the journal the right for the first publication of the paper both in its printed and electronic format. Authors can publish their works in other publications, provided they cite relevant data about their paper's first publication in AMHA. There are no fees for submitting papers for consideration or for publication.
Reviewed Articles
The reviewed articles are accepted to be published after being positively reviewed by two anonymous reviewers (exceptionally three). The decision on the publication of articles in the AMHA is made by the Editorial Board. Editorial Board reserves the right to adjust the work in accordance with editorial propositions.
Manuscripts which are positively evaluated can be classified according to the following categorization:
Original Scientific Articles
Preliminary Communications
Review Articles
Professional Articles
AMHA also publishes book reviews (extending to publication not older than three years), reports and announcements of upcoming medicohistorical events (public lectures, book promotions, scientific conferences), etc.
Journal is published twice a year.
Indexing and journal metrics
AMHA is indexed in: AMHA journal metrics:
Academic Search/EBSCO Q4 (medicine miscellaneous)
DOAJ H-index (7)
EMBASE/Elsevier SNIP (0.302)
Free Medical Journals SJR (0.15)
HRČAK IF (0.14)
Index Copernicus
Pubmed/Medline
SCOPUS/Elsevier
Web of Science/ESCI
Open Access Policy
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. The only constraint is to protect the authors's and publisher's integrity and their right to be properly acknowledged and cited. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access.
AMHA provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge, according to Creative Commons Licence.
Publisher: Co-publisher:
Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health Culture University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine
Braće Branchetta 20, 51 000 Rijeka Braće Branchetta 20/1, 51 000 Rijeka
Croatia Croatia
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