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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Country: Pakistan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.25•SCImago Rank: #19,257•Identifier (ISSN):0030-9982(Print)•Articles / Year: 550•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,555 USD
Former Names:
J PAK MED ASSOC
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Name Changed (Active in JCR)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
0.8
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
38

38 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate12.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
550articles/year
96.81% Gold OA•89.84% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.002)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.781)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.573)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Primarily being a medical journal, JPMA publishes scholarly research focusing on the various fields in the areas of health and medical education. It publishes original research describing recent advances in health particularly clinical studies, clinical trials, assessments of pathogens of diagnostic importance, medical genetics and epidemiological studies. Review articles highlighting importance of various issues in the domain of public health, drug research and medical education are also accepted. As a leading journal of South Asia, JPMA remains cognizant of the recent advances in the rapidly growing fields of biomedical sciences, it invites and encourages scholars to write short reviews and invited editorials on the emerging issues. We particularly aim to promote health standards of developing countries by encouraging manuscript submissions on issues affecting the public health and health delivery services.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine96.9%Biology74.7%Internal medicine65.3%Pathology51.4%Surgery43.8%Genetics37.4%Psychology35.6%Chemistry27.6%Psychiatry26.8%Radiology25.2%Endocrinology24.1%Biochemistry23.2%Mathematics22%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #19,257Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1966, 1972-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.25

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
57

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.59

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,555 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,687
3-Year Documents2,427
Citable Documents1,949

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate49.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Pakistan Medical Association
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Editorial Address
PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOC, PMA HOUSE, AGA KHAN III RD, KARACHI, PAKISTAN, 00000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
205/336Q3
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCRSCIE
163/191Q4
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
228/336Q3
MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
JCISCIE
166/191Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—4158
20250.8601183
20240.8783886
20230.98071,510
20221.0027322,015
20210.7813891,355
20200.5736234,281
2019—2321,258
2018—27
2016—21
2014—10
2013—35
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

WoS Q3
01122020202120222023202420250.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 12.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

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Record UUID: 3fb3bd9e-37b6-4d52-b6bc-43a17d3def3f
Database Updated: 2026-10-01