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Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences

Dow University of Health Sciences · Pakistan · Est. 2007

ISSN1995-2198eISSN2410-2180
SJR Q4WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.12
H-Indexi
7
SNIPi
0.143
Total Worksi
336
Total Citationsi
392
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.23
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

About the Journal Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS) (Print ISSN: 1995-2198 and Online ISSN: 2410-2180) was established in 2007 with the aim to disseminate the high-quality scientific research papers among the healthcare research community. The journal is published three times a year, in April, August, and December. Aims and Scope Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS) is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access health sciences journal, aims to provide valuable knowledge and understanding of health problems and their solutions to basic and clinical scientists, and allied health sciences researchers. The journal has a special emphasis on primary research conducted in the field of health sciences in low and middle-income countries and considers original articles, review articles, short communications, case reports, commentary, and student articles on all aspects of health sciences. Open Access Statement This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely avaiable without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access. Indexing Information The JDUHS is approved by Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) & Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (HEC) and is abstracted/indexed by Scopus , I ndex Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR), PakMediNet, Google Scholar , EBSCO, Crossref and Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) . The abbreviated name is “J Dow Univ Health Sci”. Copyright Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License https://cre

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2007
Frequency3 times a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications336
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Dow University of Health Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1995-2198 / 2410-2180
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
36
103
2019
33
69
2020
33
16
2021
31
30
2022
31
25
2023
31
16
2024
31
5
2025
26
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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalMedicine, Research & ExperimentalPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 and Mental HealthHealth and Well-being StudiesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationInnovations in Medical EducationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentIntraocular Surgery and LensesEmpathy and Medical Education

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences

Is Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Dow University of Health 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 Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences?

Journal of the Dow University of Health 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 0.23.

Is Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences?

About the Journal Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS) (Print ISSN: 1995-2198 and Online ISSN: 2410-2180) was established in 2007 with the aim to disseminate the high-quality scientific research papers among the healthcare research community. The journal is published three times a year, in April, August, and December. Aims and Scope Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences (JDUHS) is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access health sciences journal, aims to provide valuable knowledge and understanding of health problems and their solutions to basic and clinical scien

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref