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Journal of International Medical Research is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 2.8), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 0300-0605Verify ISSN ↗1473-2300Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biochemistry (medical) | 44 / 78 | 44th | Q3 |
| Biochemistry | 332 / 448 | 26th | Q3 |
| Cell Biology | 244 / 289 | 15th | Q4 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1972–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 2.8.
Journal of International Medical Research is Q3 in Biochemistry (medical) (rank 44 of 78), Q3 in Biochemistry (rank 332 of 448) and Q4 in Cell Biology (rank 244 of 289), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of International Medical Research 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 2.8, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 44th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.481, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 79.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,155 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.
Journal of International Medical Research is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0300-0605 and its online ISSN is 1473-2300.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of International Medical Research has an h-index of 99 and a 2-year mean of 1.68 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.8, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #37 of 77 Scopus journals in Biochemistry (medical).
Journal of International Medical Research published 528 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 1,260. 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.
In its latest 93 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (68.8%), Türkiye (4.7%) and Taiwan (2.7%). 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.
Scopus status: Active. 99 retracted papers are recorded (9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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