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Rwanda Medical Journal

Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) · Rwanda · Est. 2006

ISSN2410-8626

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.134

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.231

Total Worksi

172

Total Citationsi

148

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Rwanda Medical Journal (RMJ) is an interdisciplinary research journal for publication of original work in all the major health disciplines. Through a rigorous process of evaluation and peer review, The RMJ strives to publish original works of high quality for a diverse audience of healthcare professionals. The Journal seeks to deepen knowledge and advance scientific discovery to improve the quality of care of patients in Rwanda and internationally.

General Information

Country / RegionRwanda

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications172

OA Since2009

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

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?

Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2410-8626

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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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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

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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)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthTrauma and Emergency Care StudiesUrological Disorders and TreatmentsVascular anomalies and interventionsTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyChild Nutrition and Water AccessAnatomy and Medical TechnologyNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchPeripheral Nerve DisordersPediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Rwanda Medical Journal

Is Rwanda Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Rwanda Medical Journal: it is indexed in 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 Rwanda Medical Journal?

Rwanda 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 0.134.

Is Rwanda Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Rwanda Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.