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West Indian Medical Journal

University of the West Indies · Jamaica

ISSN0043-3144eISSN2309-5830

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total40

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.116

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

2,027

Total Citations

8,724

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Medicine.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionJamaica

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,027

Publisher OrgUniversity of the West Indies Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the West Indies

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0043-3144 / 2309-5830

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsOral and Maxillofacial PathologyHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMosquito-borne diseases and control