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Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

· India

ISSN0975-5691

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.183

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.413

Total Worksi

1,980

Total Citationsi

7,755

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy; Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications1,980

Publisher OrgForum for Medical Ethics Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

N/A

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0975-5691

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

237

2019

138

917

2020

252

2021

203

2022

119

2023

2024

2025

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.

Health PolicyQ4

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Issues, Ethics and Legal AspectsHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in medical practiceBiomedical Ethics and RegulationEthics in Clinical ResearchEthics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareHealth and Conflict Studies

Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

Is Indian Journal of Medical Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Indian Journal of Medical Ethics: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Medical Ethics?

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.183.

Is Indian Journal of Medical Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Indian Journal of Medical Ethics?