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Gaceta Medica Boliviana

Faculty of Medicine Dr. Aurelio Melean · Bolivia · Est. 1943

ISSN1012-2966eISSN2227-3662

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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

0.125

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.133

Total Worksi

391

Total Citationsi

305

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

La Gaceta Médica Boliviana es la revista oficial de difusión científica de la Facultad de Medicina “Dr. Aurelio Melean” de la Universidad Mayor de San Simón, tiene el objetivo de socializar nuevos conocimientos y avances científicos en el área de la salud, cumpliendo criterios y estándares internacionales de una revista científica, promoviendo y respaldando la producción de los profesionales e investigadores en el ámbito nacional e internacional. El alcance de la revista contempla la publicación de artículos de todas las áreas de la salud y otras áreas vinculadas a esta como ser psicología y trabajo social contribuyendo a la salud integral de la población.

General Information

Country / RegionBolivia

Primary LanguageSpanish

1st Year Published1943

FrequencySemestral

StatusActive

Total Publications391

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Faculty of Medicine Dr. Aurelio Melean

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1012-2966 / 2227-3662

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

121

2020

2021

2022

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Medical EducationPublic Health and Environmental IssuesHealth and Lifestyle StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAging, Health, and Disability

Frequently asked questions about Gaceta Medica Boliviana

Is Gaceta Medica Boliviana a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gaceta Medica Boliviana: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gaceta Medica Boliviana?

Gaceta Medica Boliviana is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.125.

Is Gaceta Medica Boliviana indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gaceta Medica Boliviana is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Gaceta Medica Boliviana?

How much does it cost to publish in Gaceta Medica Boliviana?

Gaceta Medica Boliviana is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.