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Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA is not currently indexed in Scopus. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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ISSN 1000-1948Verify ISSN ↗1876-4797Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
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Is Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2007–2013).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA?
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA is published by Elsevier Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1000-1948 and its online ISSN is 1876-4797.
Is Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA 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 Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA for 7 years, between 2007 and 2013. Coverage ended in 2013, 13 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,427 works and 1,313 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2016, 3 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2013. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA has an h-index of 13 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
13
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
26
i10-index
2,427
works indexed
1,313
total citations
Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA published 3 papers in 2016; its busiest recent year was 2007 with 139. 2026* is the year so far.
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h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Medical Colleges of PLA? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2013. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2013
- 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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