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Northern Clinics of Istanbul

Kare Publishing · Turkey · Est. 1984

ISSN2148-4902eISSN2536-4553
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
47
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total47
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.309
H-Index
30
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Works
996
Total Citations
6,111
2yr Mean Citedness
0.74
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Aims & Scope

JOURNAL INFORMATIONAbout JournalAim & ScopeNorthern Clinics of Istanbul is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access, international journal published by the Health Directorate of Istanbul (HDI). Six issues are released every year in February, April, June, August, October and December. The language of publication is English.The aim of the journal is to publish high level clinical and experimental studies conducted in all medical branches, reviews comprising the latest research findings, reports on rare and educational cases, and letters to the editor.The journal observes a double-blinded, peer-review process with external and independent reviewers in the evaluation and approval of manuscripts for publication. The target population of the journal includes specialists in all medical branches, academicians, and relevant health care professionals.The journal welcomes papers from all fields of the medical sciences. External peer review of manuscripts is completed within 8-10 weeks of submission, and accepted papers are typically published within 6-8 months. The journal publishes editorials, original articles describing experimental and clinical research, reviews, case reports, letters to the editor, and other articles on current issues of medicine. NCI is published in print and online and distributed free of charge.Northern Clinics of Istanbul is currently indexed in PubMed, Europe PMC, Web of Science, DOAJ, TRDİZİN, the Turkiye Science Citation Index, TürkMedline, EBSCO, CEEAS, Scopus, CLIO, ProQuest, OUCI, Scilit and Hinari/Research4Life.Northern Clinics of Istanbul strives to be a high quality scientific periodical that addresses the medical community of our country and beyond.Previous Editor-in-ChiefsBekir Durmus, MD (2014 - 2017)Levent Doganay, MD (2018 – 2020) Aim & ScopeNorthern Clinics of Istanbul is a double-blind peer-reviewed, open-access, international journal published by the Health Directorate of Istanbul (HDI). Six issues are released every year in February

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
10
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1984
Annual Volume~ 76 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications996
Publisher OrgKARE Publishing
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2013
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Submission Info

APC Cost$400Below median
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~10 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kare Publishing
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2148-4902 / 2536-4553
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
$400
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref