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Journal of Rare Diseases

Springer · Singapore

eISSN2731-085X

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.153

H-Indexi

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on rare diseases, encompassing genetic disorders, congenital anomalies, and rare subtypes of common diseases. Articles discuss diagnosis, clinical presentation, management challenges, and genetic underpinnings of conditions such as skeletal dysplasias, autoimmune encephalitis, and various syndromes affecting multiple organ systems. The scope also includes the development of diagnostic tools and the impact of global health initiatives on rare disease care.

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General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-085X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Drug GuidesQ4

Genetics (clinical)Q4

Health PolicyQ4

Internal MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Genomics and Rare DiseasesLysosomal Storage Disorders ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsMetabolism and Genetic DisordersConnective tissue disorders researchMitochondrial Function and PathologyGenetic Syndromes and ImprintingNeonatal Health and BiochemistryBiomedical Research and Pathophysiology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Rare Diseases

Is Journal of Rare Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Rare Diseases: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Rare Diseases?

Journal of Rare Diseases is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.153.

Is Journal of Rare Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Rare Diseases is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.