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Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift

Schwabe und Co. AG · Switzerland · Est. 1939

ISSN1424-7860eISSN1424-3997

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.497

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.529

Total Works

3,855

Total Citations

75,429

2yr Mean Citedness

1.56

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Aims & Scope

The Swiss Medical Weekly accepts for consideration articles from all fields of medicine. Contributions must be written in English.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1939

Annual Volume~ 142 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,855

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP PNCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Schwabe und Co. AG

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1424-7860 / 1424-3997

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

PKP PN, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesHeart Failure Treatment and ManagementCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesRenal Transplantation Outcomes and TreatmentsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life