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Malaysian Journal of Science

Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya · Malaysia · Est. 2009

ISSN1394-3065

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.

📊 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

0.155

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.437

Total Worksi

283

Total Citationsi

1,539

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Malaysian Journal of Science publishes original articles, review articles, short communications, and case reports that are of importance to the scientific community. It focuses on current developments in all disciplines of science and aims to promote the dissemination and exchange of scientific knowledge.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 50 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2019)

Total Publications283

Region🌍 Global South

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1394-3065

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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

127

2019

109

2020

2021

111

2022

2023

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine and fisheries researchMarine and coastal plant biologyMunicipal Solid Waste ManagementCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsHeavy metals in environmentAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAlgal biology and biofuel productionLandfill Environmental Impact Studies

Frequently asked questions about Malaysian Journal of Science

Is Malaysian Journal of Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Malaysian Journal of Science: 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 Malaysian Journal of Science?

Malaysian Journal of Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.155.

Is Malaysian Journal of Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Malaysian Journal of Science is indexed in Scopus.