| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 133 / 669 | 80th | Q1 |
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Irish Journal of Medical Science
Irish Journal of Medical Science is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
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ISSN 0021-1265Verify ISSN ↗1863-4362Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Cost to publish: About US$4,090 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Irish Journal of Medical Science indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1922–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.
What quartile is Irish Journal of Medical Science in Scopus?
Irish Journal of Medical Science is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 133 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Irish Journal of Medical Science?
Irish Journal of Medical Science 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 4, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.535, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 50.
How much does it cost to publish in Irish Journal of Medical Science?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,090 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Irish Journal of Medical Science and what is its ISSN?
Irish Journal of Medical Science is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its print ISSN is 0021-1265 and its online ISSN is 1863-4362.
Is Irish Journal of Medical Science covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Irish Journal of Medical Science in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Irish Journal of Medical Science open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Irish Journal of Medical Science? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Irish Journal of Medical Science has an h-index of 67 and a 2-year mean of 1.32 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #211 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
Irish Journal of Medical Science published 369 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 436. 2026* is the year so far.
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 Irish Journal of Medical Science? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Türkiye (47.4%), Ireland (25.8%) and China (7.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Irish Journal of Medical Science? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 15 retracted papers are recorded (1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 15 · 1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers — mostly suspect text
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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