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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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.437

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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

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Submission Info

APC Cost$200Below median

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

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10/12 · 83%

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

$200

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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

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

874

2021

104

621

2022

115

592

2023

125

374

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. 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?