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New Zealand Medical Journal

Pasifika Medical Association Group · New Zealand · Est. 2022

ISSN0028-8446eISSN1175-8716

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.381

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.511

Total Worksi

186

Total Citationsi

321

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The New Zealand Medical Journal (NZMJ) is the principal scientific journal for the medical profession in New Zealand. It serves as a platform for disseminating research and insights relevant to healthcare in New Zealand, with a strong emphasis on addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes across diverse populations.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 216 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications186

Publisher OrgNew Zealand Medical Association

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pasifika Medical Association Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0028-8446 / 1175-8716

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2017

2019

2021

121

441

2022

206

402

2023

217

261

2024

224

2025

185

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Parasitic infections in humans and animalsInsects and Parasite InteractionsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Medical Journal

Is New Zealand Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for New Zealand Medical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of New Zealand Medical Journal?

New Zealand Medical Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is New Zealand Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

New Zealand Medical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.