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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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International Journal of Laboratory Hematology
ISSN 1751-5521 eISSN 1751-553X
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Hematology | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.440 | Q2 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LEGAL MEDICINE
ISSN 0937-9827 eISSN 1437-1596
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.300 | 2.300 | 1.240 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA
ISSN 0959-289X eISSN 1532-3374
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.920 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
ISSN 2561-6722 eISSN 2561-6722
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Pediatrics | 2.300 | 2.700 | 1.040 | Q2 | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
ISSN N/A eISSN 2308-3425
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.610 | Q2 | MDPI |
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Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health
ISSN 1935-9705 eISSN 1935-9713
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.300 | 2.900 | 0.540 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Journal of General and Family Medicine
ISSN 2189-7948 eISSN 2189-7948
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.420 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Hospital Medicine
ISSN 1553-5592 eISSN 1553-5606
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.770 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF NEUROIMAGING
ISSN 1051-2284 eISSN 1552-6569
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.670 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection
ISSN 1869-5760 eISSN 1869-5760
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.300 | 2.400 | 0.970 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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JOURNAL OF ORAL PATHOLOGY & MEDICINE
ISSN 0904-2512 eISSN 1600-0714
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.300 | 2.600 | 1.050 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH
ISSN 0736-0266 eISSN 1554-527X
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.300 | 2.900 | 1.040 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF VASCULAR RESEARCH
ISSN 1018-1172 eISSN 1423-0135
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.300 | 1.800 | 0.530 | Q2 | KARGER |
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JOURNAL OF VISION
ISSN 1534-7362 eISSN 1534-7362
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.990 | Q2 | ASSOC RESEARCH VISION OPHTHALMOLOGY INC |
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Korean Journal of Orthodontics
ISSN 2234-7518 eISSN 2005-372X
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.300 | 2.300 | 1.140 | Q2 | KOREAN ASSOC ORTHODONTISTS |
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MECHANICS OF TIME-DEPENDENT MATERIALS
ISSN 1385-2000 eISSN 1573-2738
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.560 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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NEUROLOGIA MEDICO-CHIRURGICA
ISSN 0470-8105 eISSN 1349-8029
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.890 | Q2 | JAPAN NEUROSURGICAL SOC |
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Orthopedic Research and Reviews
ISSN N/A eISSN 1179-1462
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.710 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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PATHOLOGY & ONCOLOGY RESEARCH
ISSN 1219-4956 eISSN 1532-2807
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Oncology | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.680 | Q2 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER
ISSN 1545-5009 eISSN 1545-5017
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Oncology | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.690 | Q2 | WILEY |
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PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY
ISSN 8755-6863 eISSN 1099-0496
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.880 | Q2 | WILEY |
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PEDIATRIC RADIOLOGY
ISSN 0301-0449 eISSN 1432-1998
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.300 | 2.400 | 0.880 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Pediatric Rheumatology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1546-0096
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.900 | Q2 | BMC |
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Primary Care Diabetes
ISSN 1751-9918 eISSN 1878-0210
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.900 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery
ISSN 2223-4292 eISSN 2223-4306
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.300 | 2.800 | 0.780 | Q2 | AME PUBLISHING COMPANY |
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Research in Psychotherapy-Psychopathology Process and Outcome
ISSN 2239-8031 eISSN 2239-8031
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.300 | 2.000 | 0.890 | Q2 | SPR ITALIA |
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Saudi Dental Journal
ISSN 1013-9052 eISSN 1658-3558
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.300 | 2.400 | 0.790 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Seminars in Ophthalmology
ISSN 0882-0538 eISSN 1744-5205
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.300 | 2.200 | 0.700 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Sports Medicine and Health Science
ISSN 2666-3376 eISSN 2666-3376
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.300 | 4.200 | 0.760 | Q2 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD |
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Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology
ISSN 2515-8414 eISSN 2515-8414
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.730 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Thoracic Cancer
ISSN 1759-7706 eISSN 1759-7714
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Oncology | 2.300 | 2.700 | 0.580 | Q2 | WILEY |
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TROPICAL MEDICINE & INTERNATIONAL HEALTH
ISSN 1360-2276 eISSN 1365-3156
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Infectious Diseases | 2.300 | 2.600 | 0.740 | Q2 | WILEY |
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UROLOGIC ONCOLOGY-SEMINARS AND ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS
ISSN 1078-1439 eISSN 1873-2496
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Oncology | 2.300 | 2.300 | 0.720 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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VISUAL NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 0952-5238 eISSN 1469-8714
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.300 | 2.100 | 0.550 | Q2 | Maximum Academic Press |
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World Journal of Orthopedics
ISSN 2218-5836 eISSN 2218-5836
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.300 | 2.500 | 0.770 | Q2 | BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC |
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Abdominal Radiology
ISSN 2366-004X eISSN 2366-0058
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.690 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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ADVANCES IN NURSING SCIENCE
ISSN 0161-9268 eISSN 1550-5014
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Nursing | 2.200 | 2.800 | 1.000 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
ISSN 1062-3264 eISSN 1937-710X
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.870 | Q2 | AMER ASSOC CRITICAL CARE NURSES |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
ISSN 0735-6757 eISSN 1532-8171
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Emergency Medicine | 2.200 | 2.400 | 1.220 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH
ISSN 0897-1897 eISSN 1532-8201
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Nursing | 2.200 | 2.700 | 1.170 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases
ISSN 1875-2136 eISSN 1875-2128
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.540 | Q2 | ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF |
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ARCHIVES OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
ISSN 0883-9417 eISSN 1532-8228
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Nursing | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.940 | Q2 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
ISSN 0896-4289 eISSN 1940-4026
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 3.600 | 0.660 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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BMJ Open Ophthalmology
ISSN 2397-3269 eISSN 2397-3269
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.820 | Q2 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
ISSN 0008-428X eISSN 1488-2310
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Surgery | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.820 | Q2 | CMA-CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOC |
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CHILD PSYCHIATRY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
ISSN 0009-398X eISSN 1573-3327
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.200 | 2.900 | 0.820 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
ISSN 2057-4347 eISSN 2057-4347
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.840 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
ISSN 1178-7015 eISSN 1178-7015
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Dermatology | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.810 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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Clinical Ophthalmology
ISSN 1177-5483 eISSN 1177-5483
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Ophthalmology & Vision Science | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.890 | Q2 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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CLINICS IN DERMATOLOGY
ISSN 0738-081X eISSN 1879-1131
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Dermatology | 2.200 | 2.500 | 1.020 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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CURRENT CARDIOLOGY REVIEWS
ISSN 1573-403X eISSN 1875-6557
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 3.600 | 0.490 | Q2 | BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD |
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CURRENT OPINION IN UROLOGY
ISSN 0963-0643 eISSN 1473-6586
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.490 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
ISSN 1076-0512 eISSN 1524-4725
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Surgery | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.760 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Dermatologica Sinica
ISSN 1027-8117 eISSN 2223-330X
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Dermatology | 2.200 | 1.400 | 0.600 | Q2 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 8756-5641 eISSN 1532-6942
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.200 | 2.100 | 0.600 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Epidemiologia
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-3986
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.200 | 1.900 | 0.750 | Q2 | MDPI |
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Epidemiology & Infection
ISSN 0950-2688 eISSN 1469-4409
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Infectious Diseases | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.730 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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Epidemiology and Health
ISSN 2092-7193 eISSN 2092-7193
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.200 | 3.200 | 0.730 | Q2 | KOREAN SOC EPIDEMIOLOGY |
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European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
ISSN 1863-9933 eISSN 1863-9941
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Surgery | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.990 | Q2 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 1064-1297 eISSN 1936-2293
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.760 | Q2 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
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Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
ISSN 2164-2850 eISSN 2164-2850
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 2.800 | 0.860 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Heart Lung and Circulation
ISSN 1443-9506 eISSN 1444-2892
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.570 | Q2 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Injury Epidemiology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2197-1714
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.740 | Q2 | BMC |
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International Journal of Dentistry
ISSN 1687-8728 eISSN 1687-8736
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.860 | Q2 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY
ISSN 0959-9673 eISSN 1365-2613
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.200 | 2.800 | 0.730 | Q2 | WILEY |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE
ISSN 0172-4622 eISSN 1439-3964
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 2.800 | 0.720 | Q2 | GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG |
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
ISSN 0919-8172 eISSN 1442-2042
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.790 | Q2 | WILEY |
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JMIR Cardio
ISSN N/A eISSN 2561-1011
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 0.000 | 0.510 | Q2 | JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC |
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JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0005-7916 eISSN 1873-7943
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.200 | 2.100 | 0.680 | Q2 | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
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JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 0160-2446 eISSN 1533-4023
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.630 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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JOURNAL OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 1044-5463 eISSN 1557-8992
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.630 | Q2 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
ISSN 1053-4628 eISSN 1557-5268
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Pediatrics | 2.200 | 1.800 | 0.800 | Q2 | MRE PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
ISSN 0196-206X eISSN 1536-7312
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Pediatrics | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.840 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology Plus
ISSN N/A eISSN 2772-9761
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.400 | Q2 | ELSEVIER |
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Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
ISSN 1701-2163 eISSN 1701-2163
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.200 | 2.000 | 0.680 | Q2 | ELSEVIER INC |
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Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
ISSN 0255-2922 eISSN 1577-7014
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 2.100 | 0.410 | Q2 | JOURNAL TRADITIONAL CHINESE MED |
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Kidney and Dialysis
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-8236
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Nephrology & Urology | 2.200 | 1.800 | 0.380 | Q2 | MDPI |
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MCN-The American Journal of Maternal-Child Nursing
ISSN 0361-929X eISSN 1539-0683
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.870 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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NURSING RESEARCH
ISSN 0029-6562 eISSN 1538-9847
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Nursing | 2.200 | 2.400 | 1.110 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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OPERATIVE DENTISTRY
ISSN 0361-7734 eISSN 1559-2863
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.200 | 2.900 | 0.910 | Q2 | OPERATIVE DENTISTRY INC |
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Orthopaedics & Traumatology-Surgery & Research
ISSN 1877-0568 eISSN 1877-0568
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Surgery | 2.200 | 2.500 | 1.050 | Q2 | ELSEVIER MASSON, CORP OFF |
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PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL
ISSN 0891-3668 eISSN 1532-0987
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Pediatrics | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.860 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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PHOTODERMATOLOGY PHOTOIMMUNOLOGY & PHOTOMEDICINE
ISSN 0905-4383 eISSN 1600-0781
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Dermatology | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.750 | Q2 | WILEY |
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Radiology and Oncology
ISSN 1318-2099 eISSN 1581-3207
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.900 | 0.530 | Q2 | SCIENDO |
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REVISTA PANAMERICANA DE SALUD PUBLICA-PAN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSN 1020-4989 eISSN 1680-5348
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.500 | Q2 | PAN AMER HEALTH ORGANIZATION |
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Science of Diabetes Self-Management and Care
ISSN 2635-0106 eISSN 2635-0114
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.600 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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SKELETAL RADIOLOGY
ISSN 0364-2348 eISSN 1432-2161
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.730 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine
ISSN 1939-6368 eISSN 1939-6376
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.790 | Q2 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
ISSN 1028-4559 eISSN N/A
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Obstetrics & Gynecology | 2.200 | 1.900 | 0.850 | Q2 | ELSEVIER TAIWAN |
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Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease
ISSN 1753-9447 eISSN 1753-9455
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.200 | 2.900 | 0.540 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
ISSN N/A eISSN 2379-2868
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 1.800 | 0.680 | Q2 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open
ISSN N/A eISSN 2397-5776
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Surgery | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.730 | Q2 | BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP |
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Tropical Diseases Travel Medicine and Vaccines
ISSN 2055-0936 eISSN 2055-0936
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.680 | Q2 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Updates in Surgery
ISSN 2038-131X eISSN 2038-3312
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Surgery | 2.200 | 2.300 | 1.010 | Q2 | SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL |
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ACTA PAEDIATRICA
ISSN 0803-5253 eISSN 1651-2227
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Pediatrics | 2.100 | 2.500 | 1.000 | Q2 | WILEY |
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ANALES DE PEDIATRIA
ISSN 1695-4033 eISSN 1695-9531
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Pediatrics | 2.100 | 1.900 | 0.750 | Q2 | EDICIONES DOYMA S A |
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ARCHIVES OF CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0887-6177 eISSN 1873-5843
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 2.600 | 0.700 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY
ISSN 0936-8051 eISSN 1434-3916
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Surgery | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.950 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
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Biological Research for Nursing
ISSN 1099-8004 eISSN 1552-4175
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Nursing | 2.100 | 2.600 | 0.850 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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CANCER BIOTHERAPY AND RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
ISSN 1084-9785 eISSN 1557-8852
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Oncology | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.560 | Q2 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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