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Medicus

European University of Tirana Β· Albania Β· Est. 2020

ISSN2663-7758eISSN2958-8871
βœ“ DOAJβœ“ Open Access
52
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† DOAJ-listed52
Total52
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
H-Indexi
2
Total Worksi
125
Total Citationsi
21
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.13
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Medicus is a journal covering internal medicine, surgery, and public health specialities to improve clinical practice and patient care. It is committed to the dissemination of developments in medicine and its related disciplines. Medicus invite original research papers, clinical case studies, literature reviews, editorials.

General Information

Country / RegionAlbania
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2020
Frequencytwice a year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications125
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes
Plagiarism Detectionβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 Β· 75%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
European University of Tirana
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2663-7758 / 2958-8871
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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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APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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
15
3
2020
17
11
2021
35
3
2022
18
1
2023
14
5
2024
26
0
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationChronic Disease Management StrategiesDialysis and Renal Disease ManagementHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCervical Cancer and HPV ResearchCOVID-19 and Mental HealthEthics in medical practicePrimary Care and Health OutcomesRadiology practices and education

Frequently asked questions about Medicus

Is Medicus a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Medicus: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Medicus?

Medicus is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.13.

Is Medicus indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Medicus is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Medicus?

Medicus is a journal covering internal medicine, surgery, and public health specialities to improve clinical practice and patient care. It is committed to the dissemination of developments in medicine and its related disciplines. Medicus invite original research papers, clinical case studies, literature reviews, editorials.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref