SciSight Ecosystem
WoS ESCI Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #25,742CAS 4区Subscription

Bahrain Medical Bulletin

Country: Bahrain•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.145•SCImago Rank: #25,742•Identifier (ISSN):1012-8298(Print)•Articles / Year: 91•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,327 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.4
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
16

16 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ4
Self-Citation Rate71.4%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
91articles/year
0% Gold OA•98.63% 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(IF: 0.4)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.3)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.7)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 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

The Bahrain Medical Bulletin is published every three months appearing in March, June, September and December. It is indexed in the World Health Organization Index Medicus for Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMRI), Extramed of the United Kingdom and International Serial Data System of France. Everything we publish is freely available online throughout the world, for you to read, download, copy, distribute, and use (with attribution) any way you wish. No permission required.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiology52.5%Internal medicine44.7%Surgery35.2%Pathology27.6%Traditional medicine27.4%Genetics26.5%Radiology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #25,742Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1990, 1995-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.145

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
16

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.55

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,327 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations174
3-Year Documents365
Citable Documents358

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 Rate41.1%

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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Bahrain Medical Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRESCI
257/336Q4
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCIESCI
259/336Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

13 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.320
20240.720
20230.4——
2021—33
2018—4248
2017—83137
2016—85109
2015—8676
2014—82103
2013—73274
2012—310
2011—14
2009—11
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Bahrain Medical Bulletin

WoS Q4
00112023202420250.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 71.4%

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: d3e022e3-a813-4b76-87c1-ee401dfbd194
Database Updated: 2026-09-30