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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

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

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

0.123

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.042

Total Worksi

373

Total Citationsi

412

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

Citations received

2019

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about South Sudan Medical Journal

Is South Sudan Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South Sudan Medical Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South Sudan Medical Journal?

South Sudan 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 0.123.

Is South Sudan Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South Sudan Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of South Sudan Medical Journal?

How much does it cost to publish in South Sudan Medical Journal?

South Sudan Medical Journal is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.