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Archives of the Balkan Medical Union

Balkan Medical Union · Romania · Est. 1973

ISSN1584-9244eISSN2558-815X
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
20
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q4+5
DOAJ Verified+15
Total20
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.128
H-Index
12
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.151
Total Works
665
Total Citations
832
2yr Mean Citedness
0.17
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Aims & Scope

The “ Archives of the Balkan Medical Union ” is an international, peer-reviewed, open access, multidisciplinary journal, engaged in publishing original and review articles of the highest scientific and ethical quality in a wide range of basic, clinical and experimental research areas, covering all aspects of human health. Case reports, Editorials, Commentaries and Letters to the Editor are also considered for publication, either solicited or unsolicited.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
20
weeks to review
Average · median is 15 wks
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionRomania
Primary LanguageEnglish, French
1st Year Published1973
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications665
Publisher OrgBalkan Medical Union
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
Review Time~20 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Balkan Medical Union
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1584-9244 / 2558-815X
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, French

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)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref