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Kuwait Medical Journal

Kuwait Medical Association · Kuwait · Est. 1967

ISSN1607-8047eISSN0023-5776

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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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

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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SJR Scorei

0.104

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.021

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Kuwait Medical Journal is a professional journal covering various fields of medicine, dedicated to publishing high-quality research findings and clinical practice experiences. It is indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded and Scopus.

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General Information

Country / RegionKuwait

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 1990)

Total Publications39

Region🌍 Global South

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kuwait Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1607-8047 / 0023-5776

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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

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Metabolism and Genetic DisordersAbdominal vascular conditions and treatmentsCardiac Valve Diseases and TreatmentsHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesShoulder Injury and TreatmentLiver Disease and TransplantationCeliac Disease Research and ManagementIntestinal Malrotation and Obstruction DisordersCancer, Lipids, and MetabolismTuberculosis Research and Epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about Kuwait Medical Journal

Is Kuwait Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kuwait Medical Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kuwait Medical Journal?

Kuwait Medical Journal 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.

Is Kuwait Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kuwait Medical Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.