Aims and Scope of Scottish Medical Journal
The Scottish Medical Journal is a general medical journal, which publishes original research in all branches of medicine, review articles, history of medicine articles, and clinical memoranda. The editor-in-chief is Ghulam Nabi (University of Dundee). Less
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CiteScore 

1.8
H-Index 

29
Impact Factor 

< 5
SJR 

Q3Medicine (miscellaneous)

SNIP 

0.45
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| Overview | |
| Publisher | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 1956 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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