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Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences

Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press · Iraq · Est. 2015

eISSN2413-0516

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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

0.154

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

643

Total Citationsi

1,312

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.51

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences (JCMS) is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed open access publication of Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care, Iraq. JCMS launched in January 2015 with quarterly frequency and since 2019 it has been published bi-monthly. The Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences provides a wide range of articles discussing current advancements in the field of clinical medicine, dentistry, and basic biomedical sciences, including but not limited to internal medicine, pediatrics, general surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, urology, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, dermatology, hematology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, parasitology, entomology, infectious diseases, microbiology, virology, immunology, epidemiology, chemotherapy, community medicine, public health, and more. The journal aims to publish original research, review articles and short communications about molecular and cellular processes in disease, in order to increase understanding of the fundamental principles and biological questions of medicine. Researchers in academic and clinical settings as well as health professionals are encouraged to publish their theoretical and experimental results in this journal, which aims to integrate expertise from the molecular and translational sciences, therapeutics, and diagnostics in different medical specialties. Scope of the journal: - Clinical Medicine - Epidemiologic Studies - Health Improvement Strategies - Laboratory and animal investigation - Pathogenesis of Disease - Clinical Pharmacology - Clinical Translational Research

General Information

Country / RegionIraq

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Frequencybi-monthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications643

Publisher OrgNab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2413-0516

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

N/A

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Dentistry (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Well-being StudiesDental Research and COVID-19Liver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentDental Health and Care UtilizationSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesOral microbiology and periodontitis researchVitamin D Research StudiesHead and Neck Cancer StudiesAdipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences

Is Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences?

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.51.

Is Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.