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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal

Army Medical College · Pakistan

ISSN2411-8842

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · 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

0.126

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.106

Total Worksi

3,152

Total Citationsi

1,865

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal (PAFMJ) is a bi-monthly medical journal published by Army Medical College, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The journal is recognized by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and PM&DC of Pakistan and is Indexed and abstracted in Scopus. Covered by: Google Scholar.

General Information

Country / RegionPakistan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequencybi-monthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,152

Publisher OrgThe Army Press

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Submission Info

APC CostPKR 15,000

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Army Medical College

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2411-8842

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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?

PKR 15,000

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, 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

Citations received

2019

2020

578

570

2021

636

443

2022

603

328

2023

393

103

2024

481

2025

226

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)

Anesthesia and Pain ManagementCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentHealth and Well-being StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesDental Research and COVID-19Anesthesia and Sedative AgentsAirway Management and Intubation TechniquesPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesInnovations in Medical Education

Frequently asked questions about Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal

Is Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pakistan Armed Forces 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 Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal?

Pakistan Armed Forces 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 0.126.

Is Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal?

How much does it cost to publish in Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal?

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal charges an article processing charge (APC) of about PKR 15,000 for open-access publication.