Croatian Medical Journal

Aims & Scope

Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ) is an international peer reviewed journal open to scientists from all fields of biomedicine and health related research.

Although CMJ welcomes all contributions that increase and expand on medical knowledge, the two areas are of the special interest: topics globally relevant for biomedicine and health and medicine in developing and emerging countries.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science
• Medline
• PubMed
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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Medicine, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Livestock and Wildlife

  Citation: 222

  Authors: Jacques, Klaus, Claude

• Setting Priorities in Global Child Health Research Investments: Guidelines for Implementation of the CHNRI Method

  Citation: 209

  Authors: Igor, Jennifer L., Shanthi, Shams, Zulfiqar A., Maureen, Robert E., Kenneth H., Harry, Ilona, Kit Yee, Daniel, Mickey, Simon, Gary L., Julie Meeks, Sonja Y., Adnan A., Lydia, Margaret, Claudio F., Mary Ann, Joy, Mark, Alexander C., Jayne

• Risk factors for severe acute lower respiratory infections in children – a systematic review and meta-analysis

  Citation: 177

  Authors: Stewart, Kyle H., Dražen, Rachel, Igor, Harry, Harish

• Validity of Low Copy Number Typing and Applications to Forensic Science

  Citation: 171

  Authors: Bruce, Arthur J., Angela

• Opportunities and risks of ChatGPT in medicine, science, and academic publishing: a modern Promethean dilemma

  Citation: 159

  Authors: Jan

• An estimate of asthma prevalence in Africa: a systematic analysis

  Citation: 148

  Authors: Davies, Kit Yee, Igor, Harry

• Brucellosis – Regionally Emerging Zoonotic Disease?

  Citation: 141

  Authors: Mayada, Sascha, Falk, Uwe, Heinrich, Herbert

• Concepts and definitions of health and health-related values in the knowledge landscapes of the digital society

  Citation: 130

  Authors: Anna Lydia, Doncho, Nina, Srećko

• New insights into coupling and uncoupling of cerebral blood flow and metabolism in the brain

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Poornima, Michael, Jieli

• Validation of Testing and Interpretation Protocols for Low Template DNA Samples Using AmpFâ„“STR® Identifiler®

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Theresa, Rebecca, Jeannie, Ewelina, James, Howard, Mechthild