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Bhutan Health Journal

Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan · Bhutan · Est. 2015

ISSN2413-2993eISSN2415-1114

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

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · 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

0.105

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

196

Total Citationsi

286

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionBhutan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications196

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2413-2993 / 2415-1114

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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?

No APC (Free)

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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

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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2023

2024

2025

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 HealthGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyChild Nutrition and Water AccessHealthcare Systems and ReformsPregnancy and preeclampsia studiesDental Health and Care UtilizationChronic Disease Management StrategiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCongenital Heart Disease StudiesAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Frequently asked questions about Bhutan Health Journal

Is Bhutan Health Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bhutan Health 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 Bhutan Health Journal?

Bhutan Health Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.105.

Is Bhutan Health Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Bhutan Health Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Bhutan Health Journal?