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Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 1937

ISSN2251-6840

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Removed from DOAJ (2025-06-09). DOAJ's stated reason: Other reasons. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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

0.35

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.46

Total Worksi

1,429

Total Citationsi

9,815

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran (MJIRI) aims to be a publication of international repute for reporting current regional and international adventures in all aspects of the medicine. MJIRI welcomes contributions in the form of original research articles, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, brief communications, and debate articles. The Journal seeks to provide its readers with the highest quality scientific information published through a process of careful peer reviews and editorial comments. All publications are in English.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1937

Frequencyannually

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,429

Publisher OrgIran University of Medical Sciences

OA Since2016

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blinded peer reviewed

OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0

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?

Iran University of Medical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2251-6840

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

double-blinded 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

159

725

2019

181

2.6k

2020

200

1.4k

2021

180

822

2022

142

398

2023

171

178

2024

149

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)

Healthcare Systems and ReformsHealth and Well-being StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health Care IssuesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHealthcare Policy and ManagementInnovations in Medical EducationCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesOphthalmology and Visual Health Research

Frequently asked questions about Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Is Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran a predatory journal?

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Other reasons" (2025-06-09). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran?

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.35.

Is Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran is indexed in Scopus.