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South Sudan Medical Journal

Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS) · Sudan · Est. 2008

ISSN2309-4613

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total20

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.118

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.042

Total Works

373

Total Citations

412

2yr Mean Citedness

0.16

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Aims & Scope

SSMJ publishes all types of articles: original research, reviews, survey reports/KAP studies, discussions and commentaries as well as case studies, clinical guidance and letters to the editor, in all fields of medicine and public health.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionSudan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2008

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications373

Publisher OrgSouth Sudan Doctors' Association

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

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✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2309-4613

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

✅

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

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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q4

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesHealth and Conflict StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyHealthcare Systems and ReformsMalaria Research and ControlMigration, Health and TraumaInnovations in Medical EducationGlobal Health Workforce Issues