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Status
Active
Coverage
2020–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
0.3
SJR · SCImago
0.128
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q4 · 11th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 592 / 669 | 11th | Q4 |
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Ibom Medical Journal
Ibom Medical Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.3), DOAJ. Published by Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1597-7188Verify ISSN ↗2735-9964Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch
Scopus · Q4Open Access
0.3
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
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Quick answers
Is Ibom Medical Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2020–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.3.
What quartile is Ibom Medical Journal in Scopus?
Ibom Medical Journal is Q4 in Medicine (all) (rank 592 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Ibom Medical Journal?
Ibom Medical Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3, quartile Q4, 11th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.128, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Ibom Medical Journal and what is its ISSN?
Ibom Medical Journal is published by Nigerian Medical Association, Akwa Ibom State Branch. Its print ISSN is 1597-7188 and its online ISSN is 2735-9964.
Is Ibom Medical Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Ibom Medical Journal open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Ibom Medical Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Ibom Medical Journal has an h-index of 9 and a 2-year mean of 0.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #430 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
9
h-index
0.29
2-yr mean citations
8
i10-index
616
works indexed
501
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#430 of 646 Bottom 34% Medicine (all)
Ibom Medical Journal published 96 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 102. 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 Ibom Medical Journal? — latest 99 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from Nigeria (86.4%), United Kingdom (2.2%) and Iraq (2%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Ibom Medical 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
- Author concentration86.4% of recent authorship from Nigeria
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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