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Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2001

ISSN1117-1936eISSN2468-6875
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
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
0.291
H-Index
37
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.399
Total Works
1,206
Total Citations
11,896
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research focused on health and medical topics primarily within Nigeria. Articles cover a range of subjects including infectious diseases like histoplasmosis and COVID-19, reproductive health such as contraceptive use and abortion attitudes, and various aspects of medical training and practice, including ophthalmology residency and subspecialist training. The journal also addresses public health issues like hypertension control, vaccine safety, occupational safety, and the prevalence of antibiotic resistance.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
15
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2001
Annual Volume~ 38 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2023)
Total Publications1,206
Publisher OrgNational Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~15 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✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1117-1936 / 2468-6875
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

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)

Global Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and EpidemiologyHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersOphthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsTraumatic Ocular and Foreign Body InjuriesMalaria Research and ControlAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref