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Status
Active
Coverage
1945–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.9
SJR · SCImago
0.381
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
62
Best quartile
Q2 · 60th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 268 / 669 | 60th | Q2 |
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New Zealand Medical Journal
New Zealand Medical Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.9), WoS ESCI. Published by Pasifika Medical Association Group.
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ISSN 0028-8446Verify ISSN ↗1175-8716Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Pasifika Medical Association Group
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCI
1.9
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 New Zealand Medical Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1945–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.9.
What quartile is New Zealand Medical Journal in Scopus?
New Zealand Medical Journal is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 268 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of New Zealand Medical Journal?
New Zealand Medical Journal is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 1.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 60th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.381, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 62.
Who publishes New Zealand Medical Journal and what is its ISSN?
New Zealand Medical Journal is published by Pasifika Medical Association Group. Its print ISSN is 0028-8446 and its online ISSN is 1175-8716.
Is New Zealand Medical Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is New Zealand Medical Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is New Zealand Medical Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
New Zealand Medical Journal has an h-index of 14 and a 2-year mean of 0.58 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #350 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
14
h-index
0.58
2-yr mean citations
26
i10-index
1,124
works indexed
1,473
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#350 of 646 Bottom 46% Medicine (all)
New Zealand Medical Journal published 224 papers in 2025. 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 New Zealand Medical Journal? — latest 95 articles, 2026
In its latest 95 research articles (2026), authors are most often from New Zealand (87.9%), Australia (6.3%) and Brazil (1.6%). 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 New Zealand Medical Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 1 retracted paper is recorded (0.9 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 1 · 0.9 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration87.9% of recent authorship from New Zealand
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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