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Journal of Medical Case Reports

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1959

ISSN1752-1947eISSN1752-1947

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total47

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

0.31

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.677

Total Works

8,555

Total Citations

74,676

2yr Mean Citedness

0.91

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes case reports detailing rare and complex medical conditions across various subspecialties. The reports focus on unusual presentations, diagnostic challenges, and management of conditions such as vascular malignancies, fistulas, cerebrovascular syndromes, rare infections, lymphomas, liver disorders, autoimmune diseases, skeletal dysplasias, adverse drug reactions, and hematologic malignancies. The cases often highlight the importance of timely diagnosis, differential diagnosis considerations, and the outcomes of specific therapeutic interventions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1959

Annual Volume~ 634 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,555

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1752-1947 / 1752-1947

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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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2026

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)

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