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Status
Active
Coverage
1908–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.2
SJR · SCImago
0.313
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
89
Best quartile
Q3 · 49th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 341 / 669 | 49th | Q3 |
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Southern Medical Journal
Southern Medical Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.2), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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ISSN 0038-4348Verify ISSN ↗1541-8243Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Scopus · Q3WoS · SCIEONOS
1.2
CiteScore 2025
Q3
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
ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Southern Medical Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1908–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.2.
What quartile is Southern Medical Journal in Scopus?
Southern Medical Journal is Q3 in Medicine (all) (rank 341 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Southern Medical Journal?
Southern 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 1.2, which places it in quartile Q3 at the 49th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.313, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 89.
Who publishes Southern Medical Journal and what is its ISSN?
Southern Medical Journal is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Its print ISSN is 0038-4348 and its online ISSN is 1541-8243.
Is Southern Medical Journal covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Southern Medical Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Southern Medical Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Southern Medical Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Southern Medical Journal has an h-index of 130 and a 2-year mean of 0.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #357 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
130
h-index
0.57
2-yr mean citations
8,251
i10-index
50,261
works indexed
299,978
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#357 of 646 Bottom 45% Medicine (all)
Southern Medical Journal published 140 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 175. 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 Southern Medical Journal? — latest 97 articles, 2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (94.7%), Netherlands (1%) and Canada (1%). 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 Southern Medical Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (0 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 2 · 0 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration94.7% of recent authorship from United States
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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