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Asia Pacific Scholar

Centre for Medical Education (CenMed) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore · Singapore · Est. 2016

ISSN2424-9335eISSN2424-9270

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · 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

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.209

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.3

Total Worksi

492

Total Citationsi

1,016

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Asia Pacific Scholar publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of health professions education. It aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their findings and insights, and to contribute to the advancement of health professions education in the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications492

Publisher OrgNational University of Singapore

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~12 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Centre for Medical Education (CenMed) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2424-9335 / 2424-9270

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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

2019

127

2020

240

2021

2022

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.

EducationQ3

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q3

Reviews and References (medical)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Reviews and References (medical)Health Professions (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareEmpathy and Medical EducationMedical Education and AdmissionsClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutInterprofessional Education and CollaborationGlobal Health Workforce IssuesReflective Practices in EducationDiversity and Career in Medicine

Frequently asked questions about Asia Pacific Scholar

Is Asia Pacific Scholar a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asia Pacific Scholar: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Asia Pacific Scholar?

Asia Pacific Scholar 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 0.31.

Is Asia Pacific Scholar indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asia Pacific Scholar is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Asia Pacific Scholar?

How much does it cost to publish in Asia Pacific Scholar?

Asia Pacific Scholar is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.