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GMS German Medical Science

Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany · Germany · Est. 2004

ISSN1612-3174

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.344

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.511

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

GMS German Medical Science is an interdisciplinary journal published by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF). It covers a wide range of medical topics, including clinical practice guidelines, research articles, review articles, and position papers. The journal aims to facilitate the transfer of research results into clinical practice and to inform health policy makers with well-substantiated facts.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageGerman, English

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 2 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications5

Publisher OrgGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing House

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1612-3174

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

German, 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

2009

2012

2013

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Breast Cancer Treatment StudiesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyKidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsMenopause: Health Impacts and TreatmentsEstrogen and related hormone effectsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeClinical Nutrition and GastroenterologyMedication Adherence and ComplianceChronic Disease Management Strategies

Frequently asked questions about GMS German Medical Science

Is GMS German Medical Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GMS German Medical Science: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of GMS German Medical Science?

GMS German Medical Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.344.

Is GMS German Medical Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

GMS German Medical Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of GMS German Medical Science?

How much does it cost to publish in GMS German Medical Science?

GMS German Medical Science is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.