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Khyber Medical University Journal

Khyber Medical University · Pakistan · Est. 2009

ISSN2305-2643eISSN2305-2651

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.138

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.065

Total Worksi

528

Total Citationsi

531

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The " KMUJ: KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL " is the official journal of KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY ( KMU ), Peshawar Pakistan, and is published from Khyber Medical University Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. KMUJ is an OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL and included in Directory of Open Access Journals . KMUJ (KMJ) is Indexed & abstracted in: Web of Science , Scopus , WHO IMEMR Current Contents , CAB Abstract & Global Health UK , SafetyLit, Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTIC) , Pakmedinet Recognized by: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan ( Category X ) , Pakistan Medical & Dental Council , & College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSP) Pakistan (for submission of paper(s) in lieu of dissertations for trainees). Included in " Directory of Open Access Journals " ( DOAJ ); Asian Digital Library Registered with: International Serials Data System of France Covered by: Google Scholar

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications528

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2008

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

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

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Khyber Medical University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2305-2643 / 2305-2651

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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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

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

105

2019

152

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q4

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q4

Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Health Professions (miscellaneous)Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHealth and Well-being StudiesDental Radiography and ImagingGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMental Health Treatment and AccessHealthcare Systems and ReformsEndodontics and Root Canal TreatmentsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

Frequently asked questions about Khyber Medical University Journal

Is Khyber Medical University Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Khyber Medical University Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Khyber Medical University Journal?

Khyber Medical University Journal 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 0.14.

Is Khyber Medical University Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Khyber Medical University Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.