Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
ISSN 0030-9982 · Pakistan Medical Association · UNITED STATES
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.75; fully open access; APC about USD 650; review about 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 601 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association is published by Pakistan Medical Association and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Innovations in Medical Education, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 19.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Primarily being a medical journal, JPMA publishes scholarly research focusing on the various fields in the areas of health and medical education. It publishes original research describing recent advances in health particularly clinical studies, clinical trials, assessments of pathogens of diagnostic importance, medical genetics and epidemiological studies. Review articles highlighting importance of various issues in the domain of public health, drug research and medical education are also accepted. As a leading journal of South Asia, JPMA remains cognizant of the recent advances in the rapidly growing fields of biomedical sciences, it invites and encourages scholars to write short reviews and invited editorials on the emerging issues. We particularly aim to promote health standards of developing countries by encouraging manuscript submissions on issues affecting the public health and health delivery services.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine7.9%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.9%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.4%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5%
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology4.5%
- Dental Research and COVID-19Dentistry4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.75LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.81%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 373LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,629 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 416 | 416 | 8 |
| 2025 | 601 | 601 | 192 |
| 2024 | 783 | 783 | 914 |
| 2023 | 807 | 807 | 1,530 |
| 2022 | 732 | 732 | 2,055 |
| 2021 | 389 | 389 | 1,521 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | PKR 30,000 / USD 650 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 650 / PKR 14,000 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Pakistan Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0030-9982
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal / Medicine, Research & Experimental. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.75; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 27.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association?
Authors report an average review time of about 36 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .