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The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia · Malaysia

ISSN1394-195XeISSN2180-4303

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.437

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.583

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 113 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversity of Science Malaysia

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1394-195X / 2180-4303

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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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

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

1.3k

2019

103

1.6k

2020

106

904

2021

104

645

2022

115

625

2023

125

441

2024

100

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 and Mental HealthTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesChild Nutrition and Water AccessNutrition and Health in AgingObesity, Physical Activity, DietDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsCerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalusHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryNutritional Studies and Diet

Frequently asked questions about The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Is The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences: 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 The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences?

The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences 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.

Is The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences?