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Status
Active
Coverage
2011–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.4
SJR · SCImago
0.152
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
12
Best quartile
Q4 · 23rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 514 / 669 | 23rd | Q4 |
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Scientia Medica
Scientia Medica is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.4), WoS ESCI. Published by Editora Universitaria da PUCRS.
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ISSN 1806-5562Verify ISSN ↗1980-6108Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Editora Universitaria da PUCRS
Scopus · Q4WoS · ESCI
0.4
CiteScore 2025
Q4
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 Scientia Medica indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.4.
What quartile is Scientia Medica in Scopus?
Scientia Medica is Q4 in Medicine (all) (rank 514 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Scientia Medica?
Scientia Medica 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 0.4, which places it in quartile Q4 at the 23rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.152, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 12.
Who publishes Scientia Medica and what is its ISSN?
Scientia Medica is published by Editora Universitaria da PUCRS. Its print ISSN is 1806-5562 and its online ISSN is 1980-6108.
Is Scientia Medica in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Scientia Medica open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Scientia Medica? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Scientia Medica has an h-index of 18 and a 2-year mean of 0.63 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #339 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
18
h-index
0.63
2-yr mean citations
51
i10-index
770
works indexed
2,024
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#339 of 646 Bottom 48% Medicine (all)
Scientia Medica published 22 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 63. 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 Scientia Medica? — latest 94 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 94 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from Brazil (77.1%), Portugal (4.8%) and Spain (3.7%). 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Scientia Medica? — 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 concentration77.1% of recent authorship from Brazil
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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