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Qatar Medical Journal

HBKU Press · Qatar

ISSN2227-0426

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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

Fast · 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

0.287

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.535

Total Worksi

1,467

Total Citationsi

3,940

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionQatar

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 100 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,467

Publisher OrgHBKU Press

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

HBKU Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2227-0426

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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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

315

2019

546

2020

447

2021

284

2022

122

2023

107

197

2024

124

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)

Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac Arrest and ResuscitationDigital Media and Visual ArtCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCardiac Structural Anomalies and RepairRespiratory Support and MechanismsEducational Robotics and EngineeringLong-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequently asked questions about Qatar Medical Journal

Is Qatar Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Qatar Medical Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Qatar Medical Journal?

Qatar Medical Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.287.

Is Qatar Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Qatar Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Qatar Medical Journal?