| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 183 / 669 | 72nd | Q2 |
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Singapore Medical Journal
Singapore Medical Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.1), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Singapore Medical Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1960–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is Singapore Medical Journal in Scopus?
Singapore Medical Journal is Q2 in Medicine (all) (rank 183 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Singapore Medical Journal?
Singapore Medical Journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, 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 3.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 72nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.478, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 79.
Who publishes Singapore Medical Journal and what is its ISSN?
Singapore Medical Journal is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Its print ISSN is 0037-5675 and its online ISSN is 2737-5935.
Is Singapore Medical Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Singapore Medical Journal open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Singapore Medical Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Singapore Medical Journal has an h-index of 65 and a 2-year mean of 1.94 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #143 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
Singapore Medical Journal published 141 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 239. 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 Singapore Medical Journal? — latest 98 articles, 2026
In its latest 98 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Singapore (78%), China (5.1%) and Malaysia (4.6%). 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 Singapore Medical Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 4 retracted papers are recorded (1.6 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 4 · 1.6 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration78% of recent authorship from Singapore
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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