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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal

Army Medical College · Pakistan

ISSN2411-8842

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total20

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 Score

0.129

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.106

Total Works

3,152

Total Citations

1,865

2yr Mean Citedness

0.12

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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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 Cost$15,000Above median

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?

$15,000

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

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