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Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences

University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences · Rwanda · Est. 2018

ISSN2616-9827

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.187

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.186

Total Works

290

Total Citations

726

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Rwanda Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences publishes topics relevant to various health related fields. It is a peer-reviewed journal published three times a year.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionRwanda

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications290

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~11 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2616-9827

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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

Times cited

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchReproductive Health and ContraceptionBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsCancer Research and Treatment