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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #24,287CAS 4区Diamond OAHybrid

Laeknabladid

Abbreviation (ISO):LAEKNABLADID
Country: Iceland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.165•SCImago Rank: #24,287•Identifier (ISSN):0023-7213(Print)/1670-4959(Online)•Articles / Year: 35•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.4
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
10

10 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
35articles/year
75.58% Gold OA•100% 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: 0.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.524)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.548)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.197)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.289)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.155)
🔵 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

Læknablaðið er fræðirit sem birtir vísinda og yfirlitsgreinar og annað efni sem byggir á rannsóknum innan læknisfræði eða skyldra greina. Læknablaðið er gefið út af Læknafélagi Íslands. Blaðið er sent til allra félagsmanna. Það var fyrst gefið út árið 1904 en hefur komið samfellt út frá árinu 1915. Blaðið kemur út 11 sinnum á ári og er prentað í 2000 eintökum. Allt efni Læknablaðsins frá árinu 2000 er aðgengilegt á heimasíðu blaðsins á laeknabladid.is og er aðgangur endurgjaldslaus og öllum opinn.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine77.3%Biology46.3%Internal medicine41.3%Pathology30.5%Surgery25.7%Psychology25.5%Psychiatry20.5%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #24,287Scopus Q4Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1945-1946, 1948, 1955-1964, 1973-1974, 1983, 2005-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.165

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
18

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.17

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations55
3-Year Documents228
Citable Documents112

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 Rate47.7%

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)Q4

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
Icelandic Medical Association
Publication Language
Icelandic
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
1915
Editorial Address
LAEKNAFELAG ISLANDS-ICELANDIC MEDICAL ASSOC, HLIDASMARI 8, KOPAVOGUR, ICELAND, 200
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
257/336Q4
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
239/336Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—320
20250.6627
20240.45012
20230.45730
20220.5246554
20210.54867100
20200.1977792
20190.28966168
20180.1555673
2017—6978
2016—68117
2015—6981
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Laeknabladid

WoS Q4
0011201820192020202120222023202420250.60
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: 0%

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

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: b6c870f6-db88-40bf-af7e-2229e873b004
Database Updated: 2026-10-01