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Status
Active
Coverage
1988–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
3.1
SJR · SCImago
0.477
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
60
Best quartile
Q2 · 71st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 190 / 669 | 71st | Q2 |
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Annals of Saudi Medicine
Annals of Saudi Medicine is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.1), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre.
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ISSN 0256-4947Verify ISSN ↗0975-4466Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEOpen Access
3.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Annals of Saudi Medicine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1988–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is Annals of Saudi Medicine in Scopus?
Annals of Saudi Medicine is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 190 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Saudi Medicine?
Annals of Saudi Medicine is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 71st percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.477, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 60.
Who publishes Annals of Saudi Medicine and what is its ISSN?
Annals of Saudi Medicine is published by King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre. Its print ISSN is 0256-4947 and its online ISSN is 0975-4466.
Is Annals of Saudi Medicine in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Annals of Saudi Medicine open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Annals of Saudi Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Annals of Saudi Medicine has an h-index of 79 and a 2-year mean of 2.03 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #136 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
79
h-index
2.03
2-yr mean citations
1,569
i10-index
5,368
works indexed
56,735
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#136 of 646 Top 22% Medicine (all)
Annals of Saudi Medicine published 48 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 71. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Annals of Saudi Medicine? — latest 97 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from Saudi Arabia (48.8%), Türkiye (24.1%) and China (4.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Annals of Saudi Medicine? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.2 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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