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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.1
SJR · SCImago
0.501
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
64
Best quartile
Q2 · 72nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 186 / 669 | 72nd | Q2 |
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Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.1), WoS SCIE/SSCI. Published by World Health Organization.
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ISSN 1020-3397Verify ISSN ↗1687-1634Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: World Health Organization
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE, SSCI
3.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal in Scopus?
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 186 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal?
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, 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 72nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.501, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 64.
Who publishes Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal and what is its ISSN?
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is published by World Health Organization. Its print ISSN is 1020-3397 and its online ISSN is 1687-1634.
Is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal has an h-index of 80 and a 2-year mean of 1.83 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #156 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
80
h-index
1.83
2-yr mean citations
1,832
i10-index
3,882
works indexed
61,910
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#156 of 646 Top 25% Medicine (all)
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal published 130 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 274. 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 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal? — latest 95 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Egypt (18.9%), Iran (16.6%) and Saudi Arabia (9.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- 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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