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Saudi Medical Journal

Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital · Saudi Arabia · Est. 1973

ISSN1658-3175

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total81

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

Removed from DOAJ (2020-08-20). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. 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 75% in field

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.415

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.653

Total Worksi

7,903

Total Citationsi

95,070

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Saudi Medical Journal is a peer-reviewed medical journal that publishes clinical research, epidemiology, and healthcare studies. It also publishes original research articles, review articles, systematic reviews, and case reports.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionSaudi Arabia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1973

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,903

Publisher OrgMinistry of Defence and Aviation

OA Since2014

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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?

Saudi Arabian Armed Forces Hospital

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1658-3175

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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

254

2.9k

2019

273

2.7k

2020

263

2.5k

2021

224

1.6k

2022

206

1.1k

2023

228

1.1k

2024

238

258

2025

125

2026

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

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersHepatitis B Virus StudiesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesInnovations in Medical EducationAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaTracheal and airway disordersHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesAntibiotic Use and Resistance

Frequently asked questions about Saudi Medical Journal

Is Saudi Medical Journal a predatory journal?

Saudi Medical Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2020-08-20). 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 Saudi Medical Journal?

Saudi 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.47.

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

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