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Comparative Medicine

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science · United States · Est. 1959

ISSN1532-0820

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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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 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.433

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.491

Total Worksi

376

Total Citationsi

2,913

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Veterinary (miscellaneous); Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1959

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications376

Publisher OrgAmerican Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-0820

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2017

571

2018

2019

379

2020

355

2021

323

2022

125

2023

2024

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.

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Q2

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Veterinary (miscellaneous)Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Veterinary Pharmacology and AnesthesiaSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens researchAnimal testing and alternativesVirus-based gene therapy researchGut microbiota and healthCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesPrimate Behavior and EcologyDermatology and Skin DiseasesViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about Comparative Medicine

Is Comparative Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Comparative Medicine: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Comparative Medicine?

Comparative Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.433.

Is Comparative Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Comparative Medicine is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Comparative Medicine?