| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 632 / 669 | 5th | Q4 |
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Salus
Salus is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.1). Published by Revista Salus.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1316-7138Verify ISSN ↗2443-440XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Revista Salus
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Salus indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2002–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.1.
What quartile is Salus in Scopus?
Salus is Q4 in Medicine (all) (rank 632 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Salus?
Salus 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 0.1, quartile Q4, 5th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.124, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 8.
Who publishes Salus and what is its ISSN?
Salus is published by Revista Salus. Its print ISSN is 1316-7138 and its online ISSN is 2443-440X.
Is Salus in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Salus open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Salus? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Salus has an h-index of 2 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.1, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #534 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
Salus published 9 papers in 2022; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 14. 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 Salus? — latest 21 articles, 2021–2022
In its latest 21 research articles (2021–2022), authors are most often from Venezuela (78.6%), Peru (11.9%) and Ecuador (4.8%). 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 Salus? — 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 concentration78.6% of recent authorship from Venezuela
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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