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Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Knowledge E · United Arab Emirates · Est. 2006

ISSN1858-5051eISSN1858-5051

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.171

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

887

Total Citationsi

2,066

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed medical research on healthcare across Africa and the Middle East. The journal aims to disseminate new research and facilitate discussions around clinical care and the challenges faced by healthcare workers in the region. It also seeks to translate clinical data and basic science into practice for patients and public health bodies.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Arab Emirates

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications887

Publisher OrgKnowledge E

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2005

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Knowledge E

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1858-5051 / 1858-5051

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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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

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

126

2019

203

2020

208

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentGlobal Maternal and Child HealthHepatitis B Virus StudiesDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsHealth and Conflict StudiesTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyHepatitis C virus researchHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences

Is Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences?

Sudan 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.52.

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

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