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Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan · Pakistan · Est. 2017

ISSN1681-7168

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.281

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.375

Total Works

3,817

Total Citations

12,552

2yr Mean Citedness

0.43

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan publishes research on clinical investigations and surgical interventions across various medical specialties. Recent articles focus on diagnostic prediction in oncology, anesthetic adjuvants for cesarean sections, comparisons of surgical techniques for prostate and spinal conditions, assessment of arterial changes after angiography, management of thoracolumbar fractures, prevention of post-surgical infections, genetic variants in liver disease, micronutrient associations with preeclampsia, markers for diabetes control in patients with kidney disease, surgical strategies for thyroid cancer, and the diagnosis and management of primary immunodeficiencies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 493 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,817

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

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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?

College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1681-7168

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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

Times cited

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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)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Inflammatory Biomarkers in Disease PrognosisCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesAnesthesia and Pain ManagementSarcoma Diagnosis and TreatmentInnovations in Medical EducationKidney Stones and Urolithiasis TreatmentsGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersAppendicitis Diagnosis and ManagementSepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentEsophageal and GI Pathology