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Hong Kong Medical Journal

Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press · China

ISSN1024-2708eISSN2226-8707

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.286

H-Index

CiteScore

1.9

SNIP

0.364

Total Works

1,447

Total Citations

11,350

2yr Mean Citedness

0.57

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on medical conditions and treatments relevant to the Hong Kong population, including neurocognitive disorders in older adults, periprosthetic joint infections after knee arthroplasty, and the use of platelet-rich plasma for chronic pain. It also features case studies on C3 glomerulopathy and transurethral resection of the prostate, alongside evaluations of cardiac surgery risk prediction tools and Alzheimer's disease management.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,447

Publisher OrgHong Kong Academy of Medicine

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1024-2708 / 2226-8707

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesTotal Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy