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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.4
SJR · SCImago
0.126
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
34
Best quartile
Q4 · 9th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rheumatology | 70 / 77 | 9th | Q4 |
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Rheumatology (Bulgaria)
Rheumatology (Bulgaria) is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.4). Published by Medical Information Center.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1310-0505Verify ISSN ↗2738-831XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Medical Information Center
Scopus · Q4
0.4
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Rheumatology (Bulgaria) indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.4.
What quartile is Rheumatology (Bulgaria) in Scopus?
Rheumatology (Bulgaria) is Q4 in Rheumatology (rank 70 of 77), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Rheumatology (Bulgaria)?
Rheumatology (Bulgaria) 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 0.4, quartile Q4, 9th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.126, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 34.
Who publishes Rheumatology (Bulgaria) and what is its ISSN?
Rheumatology (Bulgaria) is published by Medical Information Center. Its print ISSN is 1310-0505 and its online ISSN is 2738-831X.
Is Rheumatology (Bulgaria) in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Rheumatology (Bulgaria) open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Rheumatology (Bulgaria)? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Rheumatology (Bulgaria) has an h-index of 4 and a 2-year mean of 0.13 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #69 of 74 Scopus journals in Rheumatology.
4
h-index
0.13
2-yr mean citations
0
i10-index
207
works indexed
98
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#69 of 74 Bottom 7% Rheumatology
Rheumatology (Bulgaria) published 18 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 39. 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 Rheumatology (Bulgaria)? — latest 88 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 88 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from Bulgaria (71.7%), Tunisia (6.8%) and Egypt (4.9%). 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 Rheumatology (Bulgaria)? — 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 concentration71.7% of recent authorship from Bulgaria
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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