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Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College

Rawalpindi Medical University · Pakistan · Est. 2016

ISSN1683-3562eISSN1683-3570
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
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 ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.117
H-Indexi
8
Total Worksi
842
Total Citationsi
698
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.14
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC) is an official publication of Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU- formerly Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan). It was first published in 1997. It is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal. It is published quarterly. It follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines. ISSN (Print) 1683-3562. ISSN (Online) 1683-3570 Our mission is to promote excellence in health sciences that enable physicians and other healthcare professionals to be well-informed members of the medical community and society, advance standards in the conduct and reporting of medical research, and contribute to improving the health of people worldwide. To achieve this mission, the journal publishes a wide variety of original research, review articles, and Case reports in subject areas of Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health. It can be accessed from the website https://journalrmc.com/index.php and copies in print are archived at JRMC Office, Rawalpindi Medical University Main Campus, Tipu Road Rawalpindi.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2016
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications842
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-SA
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Rawalpindi Medical University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1683-3562 / 1683-3570
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
1
0
2019
116
374
2020
156
163
2021
110
80
2022
147
72
2023
118
36
2024
152
20
2025
79
0
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.

Linguistics and LanguageQ3
Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)Q4
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsInnovations in Medical EducationPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchAnesthesia and Pain ManagementHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersHealth and Well-being Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College

Is Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College?

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.117.

Is Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College?

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC) is an official publication of Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU- formerly Rawalpindi Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan). It was first published in 1997. It is an open-access, double-blind peer-reviewed journal. It is published quarterly. It follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), and International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines. ISSN (Print) 1683-3562. ISSN (Online) 1683-3570 Our mission is to promote excellence in health sciences that enable physicians and other healthcare professionals to be well-informed

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref