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Status
Active
Coverage
1963–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
5.6
SJR · SCImago
0.719
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
83
Best quartile
Q1 · 88th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 78 / 669 | 88th | Q1 |
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Yonsei Medical Journal
Yonsei Medical Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.6), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Yonsei University College of Medicine.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0513-5796Verify ISSN ↗1976-2437Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Yonsei University College of Medicine
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
5.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Yonsei Medical Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1963–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.6.
What quartile is Yonsei Medical Journal in Scopus?
Yonsei Medical Journal is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 78 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Yonsei Medical Journal?
Yonsei 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 5.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 88th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.719, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 83.
How much does it cost to publish in Yonsei Medical Journal?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$700 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Yonsei Medical Journal and what is its ISSN?
Yonsei Medical Journal is published by Yonsei University College of Medicine. Its print ISSN is 0513-5796 and its online ISSN is 1976-2437.
Is Yonsei Medical Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Yonsei Medical Journal open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Yonsei Medical Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Yonsei Medical Journal has an h-index of 97 and a 2-year mean of 2.66 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #100 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
97
h-index
2.66
2-yr mean citations
2,990
i10-index
5,555
works indexed
100,625
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$700
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#100 of 646 Top 16% Medicine (all)
Yonsei Medical Journal published 107 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 178. 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 Yonsei Medical Journal? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from South Korea (89.4%), China (3.3%) and United States (2.7%). 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 Yonsei Medical Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 34 retracted papers are recorded (6.1 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 34 · 6.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0.2 per 1,000 papers — mostly wrongly identified sequences
- Author concentration89.4% of recent authorship from South Korea
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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