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| Journal | Subsubject | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
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BMC Neurology
ISSN N/A eISSN 1471-2377
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.720 | Q3 | BMC |
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
ISSN 0317-1671 eISSN 2057-0155
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.530 | Q3 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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CANCER JOURNAL
ISSN 1528-9117 eISSN 1540-336X
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.330 | Q3 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN 1056-4993 eISSN 1558-0490
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.200 | 3.400 | 0.630 | Q3 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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Cognitive Neuroscience
ISSN 1758-8928 eISSN 1758-8936
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.200 | 2.600 | 0.420 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Current Pharmacology Reports
ISSN N/A eISSN 2198-641X
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.200 | 0.000 | 0.320 | Q3 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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Diabetology
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-4540
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.420 | Q3 | MDPI |
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DRUG DEVELOPMENT AND INDUSTRIAL PHARMACY
ISSN 0363-9045 eISSN 1520-5762
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.200 | 3.100 | 0.650 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics
ISSN 1347-4367 eISSN 1880-0920
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.650 | Q3 | JAPANESE SOC STUDY XENOBIOTICS |
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Early Intervention in Psychiatry
ISSN 1751-7885 eISSN 1751-7893
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.640 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-6616
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.370 | Q3 | FRONTIERS MEDIA SA |
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Infectious Diseases Now
ISSN 2666-9927 eISSN 2666-9919
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Infectious Diseases | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.580 | Q3 | ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER |
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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN 0368-2811 eISSN 1465-3621
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.400 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF BONE AND MINERAL METABOLISM
ISSN 0914-8779 eISSN 1435-5604
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.200 | 2.800 | 0.550 | Q3 | SPRINGER JAPAN KK |
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JOURNAL OF GENE MEDICINE
ISSN 1099-498X eISSN 1521-2254
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.680 | Q3 | WILEY |
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KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
ISSN 1226-4512 eISSN 2093-3827
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.200 | 2.100 | 0.640 | Q3 | KOREAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY |
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MedComm-Oncology
ISSN 2769-6448 eISSN 2769-6448
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.320 | Q3 | WILEY |
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NEOPLASMA
ISSN 0028-2685 eISSN 1338-4317
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.200 | 0.510 | Q3 | AEPRESS SRO |
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Nutrition and Metabolic Insights
ISSN 1178-6388 eISSN 1178-6388
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.200 | 2.500 | 0.450 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
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Oncology Letters
ISSN 1792-1074 eISSN 1792-1082
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.400 | 0.520 | Q3 | SPANDIDOS PUBL LTD |
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PHARMACOPSYCHIATRY
ISSN 0176-3679 eISSN 1439-0795
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.200 | 3.200 | 0.720 | Q3 | GEORG THIEME VERLAG KG |
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PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
ISSN 0254-4962 eISSN 1423-033X
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.200 | 2.900 | 0.530 | Q3 | KARGER |
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Radiation Oncology Journal
ISSN 2234-3156 eISSN 2234-3156
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Oncology | 2.200 | 2.300 | 0.430 | Q3 | KOREAN SOC THERAPEUTIC RADIOLOGY & ONCOLOGY |
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Translational Neuroscience
ISSN 2081-3856 eISSN 2081-6936
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.200 | 2.000 | 0.490 | Q3 | DE GRUYTER POLAND SP Z O O |
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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
ISSN 2237-6089 eISSN 2238-0019
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.200 | 2.700 | 0.580 | Q3 | ASSOC PSIQUIATRIA RIO GRANDE SUL |
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World Journal of Oncology
ISSN 1920-4531 eISSN 1920-454X
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Oncology | 2.200 | 6.800 | 0.460 | Q3 | ELMER PRESS INC |
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ACTA NEUROLOGICA BELGICA
ISSN 0300-9009 eISSN 2240-2993
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.470 | Q3 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
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Advances in Rheumatology
ISSN 2523-3106 eISSN 2523-3106
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.630 | Q3 | BMC |
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ALLERGOLOGIA ET IMMUNOPATHOLOGIA
ISSN 0301-0546 eISSN 1578-1267
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Pathology & Laboratory Medicine | 2.100 | 2.000 | 0.520 | Q3 | CODON PUBLICATIONS |
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 0002-9149 eISSN 1879-1913
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.590 | Q3 | EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH
ISSN 0340-3696 eISSN 1432-069X
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Dermatology | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.750 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Biomarkers in Medicine
ISSN 1752-0363 eISSN 1752-0371
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.100 | 1.900 | 0.440 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Brain-Computer Interfaces
ISSN 2326-263X eISSN 2326-2621
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 1.700 | 0.430 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Canadian Respiratory Journal
ISSN 1198-2241 eISSN 1916-7245
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.550 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Cancer Genetics
ISSN 2210-7762 eISSN 2210-7770
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Oncology | 2.100 | 1.800 | 0.440 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Cardiovascular Diagnosis and Therapy
ISSN 2223-3652 eISSN 2223-3660
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.100 | 2.700 | 0.490 | Q3 | AME PUBLISHING COMPANY |
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Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
ISSN 1664-5456 eISSN 1664-5456
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.100 | 1.800 | 0.520 | Q3 | KARGER |
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COPD-Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
ISSN 1541-2555 eISSN 1541-2563
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.530 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Current Vascular Pharmacology
ISSN 1570-1611 eISSN 1875-6212
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.100 | 3.900 | 0.500 | Q3 | BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD |
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DARU-Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
ISSN N/A eISSN 2008-2231
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.100 | 3.400 | 0.620 | Q3 | SPRINGER INT PUBL AG |
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Discovery Medicine
ISSN 1539-6509 eISSN 1944-7930
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.480 | Q3 | DISCOVERY MEDICINE |
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ENDOCRINE JOURNAL
ISSN 0918-8959 eISSN 1348-4540
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.510 | Q3 | JAPAN ENDOCRINE SOC |
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EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY
ISSN 0301-472X eISSN 1873-2399
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Hematology | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.510 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Experimental Neurobiology
ISSN 1226-2560 eISSN 2093-8144
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 2.900 | 0.480 | Q3 | KOREAN SOC BRAIN & NEURAL SCIENCE, KOREAN SOC NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE |
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Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
ISSN 1477-9072 eISSN 1744-8344
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.100 | 1.900 | 0.400 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
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Expert Review of Hematology
ISSN 1747-4086 eISSN 1747-4094
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Hematology | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.450 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Hepatology Forum
ISSN 1307-5888 eISSN 2757-7392
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.100 | 1.800 | 0.310 | Q3 | KARE PUBL |
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Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
ISSN 0254-8860 eISSN 0975-0711
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.100 | 2.000 | 0.580 | Q3 | SPRINGER INDIA |
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Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice
ISSN 2230-5254 eISSN 2230-5254
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.100 | 3.100 | 0.590 | Q3 | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
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International Journal of Cardiology Cardiovascular Risk and Prevention
ISSN 2772-4875 eISSN 2772-4875
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.100 | 2.200 | 0.500 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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IRISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE
ISSN 0790-9667 eISSN 2051-6967
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.780 | Q3 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY
ISSN 0891-0618 eISSN 1873-6300
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 2.600 | 0.580 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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JOURNAL OF INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
ISSN 0885-0666 eISSN 1525-1489
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.560 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Journal of Neurophysiology
ISSN 0022-3077 eISSN 1522-1598
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.730 | Q3 | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC |
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JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
ISSN 1096-6218 eISSN 1557-7740
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.650 | Q3 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN 0146-8693 eISSN 1465-735X
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Pediatrics | 2.100 | 3.100 | 0.820 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC |
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Liver Research
ISSN 2096-2878 eISSN 2542-5684
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.100 | 0.000 | 0.440 | Q3 | KEAI PUBLISHING LTD |
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Pharmaceutical Patent Analyst
ISSN 2046-8954 eISSN 2046-8962
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.100 | 1.500 | 0.250 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH-NEUROIMAGING
ISSN 0925-4927 eISSN 1872-7506
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.600 | Q3 | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD |
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Pulmonary Medicine
ISSN 2090-1836 eISSN 2090-1844
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.100 | 2.800 | 0.560 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Redox Experimental Medicine
ISSN N/A eISSN 2755-158X
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.100 | 2.100 | 0.240 | Q3 | BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD |
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Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences
ISSN 1735-5362 eISSN 1735-9414
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.550 | Q3 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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Respiratory Care
ISSN 0020-1324 eISSN 1943-3654
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.100 | 2.400 | 0.630 | Q3 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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Rheumatology Advances in Practice
ISSN N/A eISSN 2514-1775
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.100 | 2.300 | 0.520 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN 0300-9742 eISSN 1502-7732
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Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine | 2.100 | 2.100 | 0.570 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Self and Identity
ISSN 1529-8868 eISSN 1529-8876
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Dentistry & Oral Health | 2.100 | 2.500 | 0.590 | Q3 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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Acute and Critical Care
ISSN 2586-6052 eISSN 2586-6060
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Anesthesiology & Critical Care | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.430 | Q3 | KOREAN SOC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE |
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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH CLINICAL HAEMATOLOGY
ISSN 1521-6926 eISSN 1532-1924
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Hematology | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.530 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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BIOPHARMACEUTICS & DRUG DISPOSITION
ISSN 0142-2782 eISSN 1099-081X
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.000 | 1.800 | 0.520 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Cancer Innovation
ISSN 2770-9191 eISSN 2770-9183
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Oncology | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.380 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases-Journal of the COPD Foundation
ISSN 2372-952X eISSN 2372-952X
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Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.570 | Q3 | COPD FOUNDATION |
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Clinical Reviews in Bone and Mineral Metabolism
ISSN 1534-8644 eISSN 1559-0119
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.240 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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CURRENT OPINION IN CARDIOLOGY
ISSN 0268-4705 eISSN 1531-7080
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.450 | Q3 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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Current Sleep Medicine Reports
ISSN N/A eISSN 2198-6401
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.000 | 1.900 | 0.560 | Q3 | SPRINGERNATURE |
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DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 0378-5866 eISSN 1421-9859
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.000 | 2.600 | 0.600 | Q3 | KARGER |
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Endocrine Metabolic & Immune Disorders-Drug Targets
ISSN 1871-5303 eISSN 2212-3873
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Endocrinology & Metabolism | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.450 | Q3 | BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD |
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Epidemiologia e Servicos de Saude
ISSN 1679-4974 eISSN 2237-9622
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.410 | Q3 | MINISTERIO DA SAUDE |
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Familial Cancer
ISSN 1389-9600 eISSN 1573-7292
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Oncology | 2.000 | 2.300 | 0.480 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Heart Failure Clinics
ISSN 1551-7136 eISSN N/A
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.000 | 2.700 | 0.640 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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Indian Dermatology Online Journal
ISSN 2229-5178 eISSN 2249-5673
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Dermatology | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.580 | Q3 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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Indian Journal of Psychiatry
ISSN 0019-5545 eISSN 1998-3794
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.000 | 2.600 | 0.430 | Q3 | WOLTERS KLUWER MEDKNOW PUBLICATIONS |
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Infant Mental Health Journal-Infancy and Early Childhood
ISSN 0163-9641 eISSN 1097-0355
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Psychiatry & Mental Health | 2.000 | 2.600 | 0.680 | Q3 | WILEY |
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Infection Disease & Health
ISSN 2468-0451 eISSN 2468-0451
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Infectious Diseases | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.830 | Q3 | ELSEVIER INC |
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Journal of Cancer Policy
ISSN N/A eISSN 2213-5383
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Oncology | 2.000 | 1.700 | 0.710 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
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Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine
ISSN 1558-2027 eISSN 1558-2035
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.000 | 1.700 | 0.620 | Q3 | LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS |
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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS
ISSN 0269-4727 eISSN 1365-2710
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Pharmacy & Pharmacology | 2.000 | 2.200 | 0.440 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
ISSN 0929-5313 eISSN 1573-6873
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.000 | 1.500 | 0.400 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases
ISSN 1841-8724 eISSN 1842-1121
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology | 2.000 | 2.000 | 0.390 | Q3 | MEDICAL UNIV PRESS |
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Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology
ISSN 2078-6891 eISSN 2219-679X
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Oncology | 2.000 | 2.300 | 0.450 | Q3 | AME PUBLISHING COMPANY |
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Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
ISSN 1939-8654 eISSN 1939-8654
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Radiology & Medical Imaging | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.460 | Q3 | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC |
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JOURNAL OF NEUROGENETICS
ISSN 0167-7063 eISSN 1563-5260
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.000 | 1.800 | 0.520 | Q3 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
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JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
ISSN 1341-9145 eISSN 1348-9585
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Public Health & Epidemiology | 2.000 | 2.800 | 0.700 | Q3 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
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Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering
ISSN 2055-6683 eISSN 2055-6683
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Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy | 2.000 | 2.700 | 0.340 | Q3 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
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Journal of Skin Cancer
ISSN 2090-2905 eISSN 2090-2913
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Oncology | 2.000 | 1.600 | 0.450 | Q3 | WILEY |
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JVS-Vascular Science
ISSN N/A eISSN 2666-3503
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.000 | 2.600 | 0.630 | Q3 | ELSEVIER |
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Netherlands Heart Journal
ISSN 1568-5888 eISSN 1876-6250
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Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.510 | Q3 | BOHN STAFLEU VAN LOGHUM BV |
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NEUROIMAGING CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
ISSN 1052-5149 eISSN 1557-9867
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.000 | 2.400 | 0.430 | Q3 | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC |
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NeuroSci
ISSN N/A eISSN 2673-4087
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.000 | 1.700 | 0.410 | Q3 | MDPI |
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Neurotrauma Reports
ISSN N/A eISSN 2689-288X
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Neurology & Neuroscience | 2.000 | 2.100 | 0.530 | Q3 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
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Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine
ISSN 2662-4729 eISSN 2662-4737
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Internal & General Medicine | 2.000 | 2.700 | 0.570 | Q3 | SPRINGER |
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