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Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore · Pakistan · Est. 2011

ISSN1815-4905eISSN2518-203X
DOAJOpen Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ-listed52
Total52
H-Indexi
5
Total Worksi
418
Total Citationsi
180
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.12
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
4
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Proceedings of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore is a platinum, open access, international quarterly interdisciplinary peer-reviewed scholarly journal addressing recent advances in all areas of biomedical research, therapeutics and diagnostics worldwide. Proceedings reaches a global audience of health care professionals, researchers, policymakers, managers, teachers, and students working and learning in any health-related discipline. The journal welcomes original contributions, Case series, Case reports, Meta-analysis, Systematic Reviews, Letters to editor, Short communications, Clinical Practice Points and Review articles from all health care professionals and students in all health-related disciplines including basic and applied research using quantitative, qualitative and/or mixed method designs. More specifically journal covers all areas of preclinical and clinical research, health informatics, health services research, health management and medical education. Emergent research regarding communicable and noncommunicable diseases, advancements from fields like genomics, proteomics, metabolomics ,diagnosis, treatment and management of global health issues and emergencies is invited.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
Frequencyquarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications418
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

APC CostPKR 15,000
Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex, Lahore
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1815-4905 / 2518-203X
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
PKR 15,000
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
48
20
2019
49
51
2020
71
32
2021
54
27
2022
46
17
2023
56
13
2024
45
4
2025
21
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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Frequently asked questions about Proceedings

Is Proceedings a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Proceedings: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Proceedings?

Proceedings is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.12.

Is Proceedings indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Proceedings is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Proceedings?

Proceedings of Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex Lahore is a platinum, open access, international quarterly interdisciplinary peer-reviewed scholarly journal addressing recent advances in all areas of biomedical research, therapeutics and diagnostics worldwide. Proceedings reaches a global audience of health care professionals, researchers, policymakers, managers, teachers, and students working and learning in any health-related discipline. The journal welcomes original contributions, Case series, Case reports, Meta-analysis, Systematic Reviews, Letters to editor, Short communications, Clinical Pra

How much does it cost to publish in Proceedings?

Proceedings charges an article processing charge (APC) of about PKR 15,000 for open-access publication.

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