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Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1977

ISSN1478-2715eISSN2042-8189

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total75

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Removed from DOAJ (2017-09-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.275

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.349

Total Worksi

2,788

Total Citationsi

12,934

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is a scholarly, peer-reviewed, international scientific journal with three main emphases: clinical medicine, education, and medical history and humanities. It covers research in clinical medicine, medical education, and the history of medicine.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,788

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-2715 / 2042-8189

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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

735

2018

108

878

2019

146

1.1k

2020

151

561

2021

104

437

2022

228

2023

195

2024

2025

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.

HistoryQ1

EducationQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

HistoryMedicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical History and InnovationsHistory of Medicine StudiesHistory of Medical PracticeInnovations in Medical EducationVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementHistorical Psychiatry and Medical PracticesNeurology and Historical StudiesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesPrimary Care and Health Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Is Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh a predatory journal?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-09-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 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 1.00.

Is Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.