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Journal of Nepal Health Research Council

Nepal Health Research Council · Nepal · Est. 1967

ISSN1999-6217

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.244

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,236

Total Citationsi

6,089

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

JNHRC is an official, internationally peer reviewed, Pubmed Indxed, biomedical journal of the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) since 2002.

General Information

Country / RegionNepal

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1967

Annual Volume~ 125 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,236

OA Since1969

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 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

📦 Long-term Preservation

Nepal Health Research Council Digital LibraryPKP PNCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nepal Health Research Council

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1999-6217

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Nepal Health Research Council Digital Library, PKP PN, CLOCKSS

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

113

2019

152

1.7k

2020

171

764

2021

346

2022

132

294

2023

153

114

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)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessGlobal Health and EpidemiologyReproductive Health and ContraceptionAntibiotic Use and ResistanceDiverse Scientific Research StudiesMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsCOVID-19 and Mental HealthAnesthesia and Pain ManagementHealthcare Systems and Reforms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Nepal Health Research Council

Is Journal of Nepal Health Research Council a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Nepal Health Research Council: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Nepal Health Research Council?

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.244.

Is Journal of Nepal Health Research Council indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Nepal Health Research Council?