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Journal Metrics / Abstracting and Indexing

This journal is abstracted and indexed by:

• PubMed/MEDLINE
• Scopus
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• WHO Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region
• Index Copernicus
• Embase
• CiteFactor
• J-Gate
• Google Scholar
• InfoBase Index
• ISC Master Journals List
• EuroPub database

Included in:

• PubMed Central
• EBSCO Publishing Electronic Database
• ProQuest
• Ulrichs Web Directory
• Al Manhal Database of Arab Journals
• Cornell University Library

Listed in:

• International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
• SCImago Journal & Country Rank
• Elektronisches Zeitschriften Bibliothek
• University of Manchester Database (The John Rylands Library)

Member of:

• CrossRef

Usage:

Approx. 11,000 Monthly downloads/views

Speed/Acceptance:

• 60 days average from submission to first editorial decision
• 30 days average from editorial acceptance to publication
• 16% acceptance rate

Citation Metrics:

• 2.0 CiteScore
• 0.62 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
• 0.39 Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
• Scopus, from 2011