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Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases

Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Iran · Est. 1978

ISSN2008-5249

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.302

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.406

Total Worksi

457

Total Citationsi

2,980

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Gastroenterology; Hepatology.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1978

FrequencyQuarterly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications457

Publisher OrgShiraz University of Medical Sciences

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

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

National Library of MedicinePMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Iranian Association of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2008-5249

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

National Library of Medicine, PMC

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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

506

2018

368

2019

147

2020

238

2021

232

2022

157

2023

2024

2025

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.

GastroenterologyQ3

HepatologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

GastroenterologyHepatology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHelicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesGastroesophageal reflux and treatmentsGastrointestinal disorders and treatmentsGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesEosinophilic EsophagitisMicroscopic ColitisEsophageal and GI PathologyGastrointestinal motility and disordersPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases

Is Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases: it is indexed in 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 Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases?

Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.302.

Is Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Middle East Journal of Digestive Diseases?