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African Journal of Biomedical Research

Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group · Nigeria · Est. 1999

ISSN1119-5096

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.153

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.172

Total Worksi

5,043

Total Citationsi

7,795

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous); Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNigeria

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 1,454 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,043

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2009

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1119-5096

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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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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

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

2019

149

2020

2021

2022

2023

3.6k

1.1k

2024

699

101

2025

112

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

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Natural Antidiabetic Agents StudiesPhytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsHealth and Well-being StudiesDiverse Scientific Research StudiesAnalytical Methods in PharmaceuticalsComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Biomedical Research

Is African Journal of Biomedical Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Biomedical Research: it is indexed in 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 African Journal of Biomedical Research?

African Journal of Biomedical Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.153.

Is African Journal of Biomedical Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Biomedical Research is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of African Journal of Biomedical Research?