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Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · Nigeria · Est. 1956

ISSN1119-3077eISSN2229-7731

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.29

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.489

Total Worksi

3,488

Total Citationsi

34,060

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, General & Internal; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNigeria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1956

Annual Volume~ 244 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,488

Publisher OrgMedknow

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1119-3077 / 2229-7731

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

288

3.9k

2019

280

2.7k

2020

286

1.9k

2021

314

1.4k

2022

308

904

2023

215

435

2024

208

137

2025

127

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Dental materials and restorationsEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsDental Radiography and ImagingOral microbiology and periodontitis researchDental Erosion and TreatmentDental Health and Care UtilizationOrthodontics and Dentofacial OrthopedicsDental Implant Techniques and OutcomesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques

Frequently asked questions about Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Is Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice?

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.85.

Is Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice?