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Medical Devices: Evidence and Research

Dove Medical Press Ltd · New Zealand · Est. 2008

ISSN1179-1470eISSN1179-1470

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.364

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.701

Total Worksi

635

Total Citationsi

11,903

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

An international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that focuses on the evidence, technology, research, and expert opinion supporting the use and application of medical devices in the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and management of clinical conditions and physiological processes.

General Information

Country / RegionNew Zealand

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications635

Publisher OrgDove Medical Press

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Dove Medical Press Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1179-1470 / 1179-1470

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

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

673

2019

548

2020

429

2021

260

2022

148

2023

137

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Biomedical EngineeringMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyNon-Invasive Vital Sign MonitoringRespiratory Support and MechanismsAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesQuality and Safety in HealthcareCoronary Interventions and DiagnosticsScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentTracheal and airway disordersOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyHemostasis and retained surgical items

Frequently asked questions about Medical Devices: Evidence and Research

Is Medical Devices: Evidence and Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Medical Devices: Evidence and Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Medical Devices: Evidence and Research?

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research 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 1.40.

Is Medical Devices: Evidence and Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Medical Devices: Evidence and Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.