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Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Kathmandu University · Nepal · Est. 1970

ISSN1812-2078

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.154

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.151

Total Worksi

994

Total Citationsi

9,631

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNepal

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications994

Publisher OrgKathmandu University

OA Since2013

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kathmandu University

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1812-2078

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

619

2014

144

1.7k

2015

706

2017

123

591

2020

107

253

2021

110

206

2022

2023

2025

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)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthAnesthesia and Pain ManagementInnovations in Medical EducationGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersChild Nutrition and Water AccessDental Research and COVID-19Global Health and EpidemiologyMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesCOVID-19 Impact on Reproduction

Frequently asked questions about Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Is Kathmandu University Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kathmandu University Medical Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Kathmandu University Medical Journal?

Kathmandu University Medical Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.154.

Is Kathmandu University Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kathmandu University Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Kathmandu University Medical Journal?