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International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

SAGE Publications Ltd · Netherlands · Est. 1990

ISSN1878-6847

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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.

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SJR Scorei

0.266

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.363

Total Worksi

1,339

Total Citationsi

7,905

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Risk & Safety in Medicine is concerned with rendering the practice of medicine as safe as it can be, promoting the highest possible quality of care, and examining how inevitable risks can be contained and managed. The journal focuses on patient safety, pharmacovigilance, and liability, publishing interdisciplinary papers related to patient safety.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,339

Publisher OrgIOS Press

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-6847

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

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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?

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

137

2019

382

2020

248

2021

121

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.

Health PolicyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug ReactionsPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsPharmaceutical industry and healthcarePharmaceutical studies and practicesHuman auditory perception and evaluationPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Is International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine?

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine 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 0.65.

Is International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.