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Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

John Wiley and Sons Inc · Singapore · Est. 1980

ISSN2410-8650

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.824

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.706

Total Works

3,545

Total Citations

39,065

2yr Mean Citedness

1.50

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets in various human diseases, including cancers, cardiovascular conditions, and metabolic disorders. Articles investigate cellular processes such as autophagy, ferroptosis, and signaling pathways to understand disease progression and identify potential interventions.

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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 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 170 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,545

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2410-8650

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, 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

2019

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2021

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Cancer-related molecular mechanisms researchHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringMicroRNA in disease regulationCircular RNAs in diseasesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentRNA modifications and cancerHepatitis C virus researchPharmaceutical industry and healthcare