Journal profile
Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia
ISSN 1675-8161 · eISSN 2289-4535 · Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia · Malaysia
Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia is published by Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies and Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation, together about 21.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JSKM publishes original articles in Malay and English covering fields of medical and health sciences such as audiology, biochemistry, clinical psychology, dentistry, dietetics, medical imaging, medical radiation, radiotherapy, nutrition, forensic sciences, optometry, pharmacology, pharmacy, physiology, physiotherapy, public health, speech therapy and sports science. It also considers publications describing the biology of animal models related to human health, with an emphasis given to natural and systemic biology.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 20, United States 2, India 1, Iran 1, Thailand 1 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing9.8%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine6.1%
- Hearing Loss and RehabilitationNeuroscience5.2%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine4.9%
- Health Education and ValidationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Food and Agricultural SciencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEWeb of ScienceScopusPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Index Medicus, Google Scholar, Asean Citation Index (ACI), MyJurnal/MYCITE (Malaysia), EBSCO (USA), Index Medicus Western Pacific Region (WPRIM), Focus (Journals and Conference Proceedings), CiteFactor
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2017
- 0.06Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2017
- 0.05Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,004Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 651 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 65 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 139 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 144 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 179 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 134 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 199 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
Article types accepted2
- original researchThe journal publishes original research and review articlesLength not stated
- reviewManuscripts will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and at least one independent referee. Decisions regarding the publication of a manuscript will be based on t…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship 9.0 AUTHORSHIP AND COLLABORTION
Name of authors listed in a paper should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the report. Only those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the work must be acknowledged or listed as contributors. It is the duty of the corresponding author to ensure that all appropriate co-aut…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 8.0 CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Competing interest statement required Model summary
A statement on conflict of interest must be included in the manuscript if authors receive any support that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright assignment to Penerbit UKM Model summary
It is a condition of publication in the Journal that authors assign copyright to the Penerbit, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, using the form available on the Copyright Assignment Form page. This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In assigning copyright, au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA license Model summary
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Our journal offers an open access articles, which is under the Creative Common license type : Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review REVIEW PROCESS
Peer review by Editorial Board and at least one independent referee Model summary
Manuscripts will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and at least one independent referee. Decisions regarding the publication of a manuscript will be based on the Board's recommendations. The manuscript will be evaluated based on its appropriateness for Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia, contribution to the discipline, cogency of analysis, conceptual breadth, clarity of presentation and technical ad…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 5.0 PLAGIARISM
Manuscript submitted to JSKM shall not contain any form of plagiarism including self-plagiarism. The manuscript shall not contain any materials that are falsified and fabricated. The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works and if the authors have used the work/or words of others, that this has been appropriately cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English, Malay (macrolanguage)
- ISSN
- 1675-8161
- Electronic ISSN
- 2289-4535
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia
How long does peer review take at Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (20), United States (2) and India (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, Web of Science and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal Sains Kesihatan Malaysia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .