Saudi Medical Journal

The Saudi Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is an open access journal, with content released under a Creative Commons attribution-noncommercial license.

Saudi Medical Journal
DisciplineMedicine
LanguageEnglish
Edited byFahdah Alokaily
Publication details
History1979-present
FrequencyMonthly
Yes
0.588 (2014)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Saudi Med. J.
Indexing
ISSN0379-5284 (print)
1658-3175 (web)
OCLC no.5237763
Links

The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, Systematic Reviews, Case Reports, Brief Communication, Brief Report, Clinical Note, Clinical Image, Editorials, Book Reviews, Correspondence, and Student Corner.

Indexing and abstracting

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 0.588.[1] The journal has been in the Thomson-Reuters database since 1992.[2] The journal is indexed in the following bibliographic databases:

  • Saudi Medical Journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • MEDLINE/Index Medicus (National Library of Medicine) available through PubMed
  • PubMed Central
  • Europe PMC
  • EMR Index Medicus
  • Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE)
  • BIOBASE

Editors
  • Founding Editor: Abd El-Hameed El-Faraidi (1979-1999)
  • Previous Editors-In-Chief:
    • John Muir (1980-1984)
    • Rasheed Al-Kuhaymi (1984-1991)
    • David A. Price Evans (1983-1993)
    • Basim A. Yaqub (1995-2004)
    • Saleh M. Al-Deeb (1994-2009)
    • Saud Al-Omani (2009-2012)
    • Ali AlBarrak (2012-2015)

History

The journal was established in 1979. In 1985 publishing was transferred from London to Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

References
  1. "Plant Disease". 2014 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2015.
  2. "Saudi Medical Journal". Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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