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Acta Medica Philippina

University of the Philippines at Manila · Philippines · Est. 1939

ISSN2094-9278

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

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

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.198

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.217

Total Worksi

2,014

Total Citationsi

2,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.36

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionPhilippines

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1939

Annual Volume~ 223 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,014

Publisher OrgUniversity of the Philippines Manila

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the Philippines at Manila

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2094-9278

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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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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?

N/A

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

175

2019

134

304

2020

279

595

2021

271

345

2022

220

280

2023

275

208

2024

174

2025

145

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)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Systems and ReformsCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Metabolism and Genetic DisordersTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about Acta Medica Philippina

Is Acta Medica Philippina a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Medica Philippina: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Acta Medica Philippina?

Acta Medica Philippina is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.198.

Is Acta Medica Philippina indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Medica Philippina is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Medica Philippina?