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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q3SCImago #20,360CAS 4区Hybrid

Signa Vitae

Abbreviation (ISO):SIGNA VITAE
Country: Croatia•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.227•SCImago Rank: #20,360•Identifier (ISSN):1334-5605(Print)/1845-206X(Online)•Articles / Year: 169•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,464 USD
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (2021)
6

6 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
169articles/year
4.99% Gold OA•81% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.907)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.63)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.338)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.173)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.126)
🔵 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

Signa Vitae is a completely open-access,peer-reviewed journal dedicate to deliver the leading edge research in anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine to publics. The journal’s intention is to be practice-oriented, so we focus on the clinical practice and fundamental understanding of adult, pediatric and neonatal intensive care, as well as anesthesia and emergency medicine. Although Signa Vitae is primarily a clinical journal, we welcome submissions of basic science papers if the authors can demonstrate their clinical relevance. The Signa Vitae journal encourages scientists and academicians all around the world to share their original writings in the form of original research, review, mini-review, systematic review, short communication, case report, letter to the editor, commentary, rapid report, news and views, as well as meeting report. Full texts of all published articles, can be downloaded for free from our web site.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineInternal medicine82.8%Biology72.4%Surgery70.9%Psychology61.1%Psychiatry55.7%Anesthesia53.2%Pathology42.4%Radiology37.9%Cardiology33.5%Intensive care medicine30.4%Chemistry28.6%Physics28.4%Genetics24.8%Endocrinology23.5%Emergency medicine23.2%Biochemistry21.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #20,360Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.227

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
17

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.83

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,464 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations350
3-Year Documents441
Citable Documents431

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 Rate39.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ3
Emergency MedicineQ3

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EMERGENCY MEDICINE
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
Pharmamed Mado Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
2004
Editorial Address
PHARMAMED MADO LTD, ZATISJE 8 G, ZAGREB, CROATIA, 10000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—732
20250.620188
20241151179
20231.1128160
20220.90782216
20210.63261613
20200.338120458
20190.1732583
20180.12635123
2017—72212
2016—59208
2015—67127
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Signa Vitae

WoS Q1
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.60
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.6

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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Record UUID: 8bc95a5f-28ea-4a5a-8395-6519944cb65b
Database Updated: 2026-10-01