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Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 2013

ISSN2321-4856

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total47

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.376

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.723

Total Works

650

Total Citations

4,176

2yr Mean Citedness

1.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences publishes research on a variety of medical topics, including the analysis of mortality data and causes of death, the development of cancer treatments and understanding resistance mechanisms, and the integration of physical therapy into primary care for noncommunicable diseases. It also covers childhood developmental and behavioral disorders, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and the validation of health assessment tools in Arabic. Further research includes quality of life assessments for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, the effectiveness of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols, and guidelines for mechanical ventilation in adults. The journal also features studies on breast cancer characteristics, the use of artificial intelligence in medical research and publishing, prognostic markers for community-acquired pneumonia, and the incidence of malignancies after liver transplantation.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications650

Publisher OrgMedknow

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~35 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2321-4856

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

Times cited

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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