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Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences

Hawler Medical University · Iraq · Est. 2009

ISSN1995-5588eISSN1995-5596

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

801

Total Citationsi

1,752

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences publishes research on a variety of medical topics, including the evaluation of medical interventions and treatments, the study of disease biomarkers and their association with severity, and the investigation of health conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. The journal also covers research on parasitic infections, public health issues like breastfeeding practices and obesity management, and the role of community pharmacists in patient care and medication dispensing. Additionally, it includes studies on adolescent health, adverse childhood experiences, and the effects of lifestyle factors on health.

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General Information

Country / RegionIraq

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications801

Publisher OrgHawler Medical University

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Hawler Medical University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1995-5588 / 1995-5596

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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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

167

2019

146

2020

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHealth and Well-being StudiesPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDental Radiography and ImagingOral microbiology and periodontitis researchHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersGlobal Maternal and Child HealthDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences

Is Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences: it is indexed in 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 Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences?

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences 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 0.13.

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

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.