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Current Medical Science

Huazhong University of Science and Technology · China · Est. 1975

ISSN2096-5230eISSN2523-899X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.541

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.54

Total Worksi

2,257

Total Citationsi

17,980

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Current Medical Science , a peer-reviewed general medical journal published by Huazhong University of Science & Technology, is committed to disseminating the latest advancements in medical science. The journal focuses on original, innovative and influential research across a broad spectrum of medical fields, including medicine, biomedicine, public health, and their interdisciplinary extensions. We also publish insightful reviews, comments, as well as special topic articles.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencySix Issues Yearly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,257

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2096-5230 / 2523-899X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

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

147

2.5k

2019

162

3.2k

2020

169

2.5k

2021

150

1.1k

2022

135

662

2023

134

570

2024

139

267

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.

BiochemistryQ3

GeneticsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

GeneticsBiochemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

RNA Interference and Gene DeliveryCancer, Hypoxia, and MetabolismCell death mechanisms and regulationImmune Response and InflammationLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentReproductive System and PregnancyCancer-related Molecular PathwaysCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchMicroRNA in disease regulationHepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

Frequently asked questions about Current Medical Science

Is Current Medical Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Medical Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Current Medical Science?

Current Medical Science 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 1.85.

Is Current Medical Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Medical Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.