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Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences

Gomal Medical College · Pakistan · Est. 2003

ISSN1819-7973eISSN1997-2067

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4 · Scopus CiteScore 0.4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.116

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

0.4

SNIPi

0.09

Total Worksi

179

Total Citationsi

301

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine. Topics: medical sciences, clinical sciences, medical education, pharmacy, microbiology

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive (last: 2022)

Total Publications179

Publisher OrgGomal Medical College

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~40 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Gomal Medical College

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1819-7973 / 1997-2067

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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

✅

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

Citations received

2003

2018

2019

112

2020

2021

2022

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

MicrobiologyQ4

PharmacyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

PharmacyMedicine (miscellaneous)Microbiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersMaternal and fetal healthcareGlobal Maternal and Child HealthPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesUrinary Tract Infections ManagementGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMosquito-borne diseases and control

Frequently asked questions about Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences

Is Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences?

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4.

Is Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences?