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Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies

Brieflands · Iran · Est. 2006

ISSN2423-4451
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2019-10-04). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
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 ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.224
H-Indexi
15
SNIPi
0.359
Total Worksi
514
Total Citationsi
1,768
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.90
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies (MEJRH) publishes Original Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor in the fields of Rehabilitation, Health, and Medicine. The primary criterion for publication is that the articles present new insights that are of broad interest to professionals with a presentation style appropriate for a wide audience of rehabilitation and health sciences. Subject areas suitable for publication in this interdisciplinary journal include: Physical, Mental and Vocational Rehabilitation, Speech, Language, and Hearing Rehabilitation, Health Education and Health Promotion, and All fields of Medical Sciences from Basic Research to the Clinical and Experimental Studies. Students, academicians, and clinicians are encouraged to be a part of this initiative by contributing, reviewing and, promoting scientific works published in the Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies. Content Coverage Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies (MEJRH) is a quarterly academic English journal supervised by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education of Iran. The journal is available in electronic version. Topics covered in this interdisciplinary journal include rehabilitation and health studies. MEJRH welcomes contributions in this fields in the form of original research articles, case reports, letters to the editor, review articles, brief reports, debate articles, and study protocols.

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications514
Publisher OrgSemnan University of Medical Sciences
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2016
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer Review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Brieflands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2423-4451
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
Peer Review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
46
108
2019
42
273
2020
40
132
2021
46
114
2022
63
212
2023
54
101
2024
49
24
2025
13
0
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.

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ3
RehabilitationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersHealth and Well-being StudiesSports injuries and preventionLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchFamily and Disability Support ResearchCOVID-19 and Mental HealthShoulder Injury and Treatment

Frequently asked questions about Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies

Is Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies a predatory journal?

Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2019-10-04). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies?

Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.224.

Is Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies?

Middle East Journal of Rehabilitation and Health Studies (MEJRH) publishes Original Articles, Review Articles, Case Reports, and Letters to the Editor in the fields of Rehabilitation, Health, and Medicine. The primary criterion for publication is that the articles present new insights that are of broad interest to professionals with a presentation style appropriate for a wide audience of rehabilitation and health sciences. Subject areas suitable for publication in this interdisciplinary journal include: Physical, Mental and Vocational Rehabilitation, Speech, Language, and Hearing Rehabilitatio

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref