Journal profile

Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ

Publisher: Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office of the World Health Organization
ISSN1020-3397 | 1687-1634 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed
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Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.15
Citation rate 1.91 489 total citations
h5-index 27 h5 depth signal
Cited share 64.8% 173 of 267
Total citations 489 Citation footprint
Metric signal 2.54 External metric anchor
Self-citation 1.2% 6 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

Egypt 351
Iran 281
Saudi Arabia 138
Pakistan 133
United States 133

Citing Fields of Research

Healthcare Policy 587
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 192
Nutrition & Dietetics 130
Virology 130
Patient Care 109

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,887 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 267 173 cited publications
Last 12 months 129 16.1 publications/month
Open access share 0.0% 0 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country Egypt 351 citing publications
Leading citing field Healthcare Policy 587 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 14 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v5n1, Jan. 1999-
PubMed
v5n1, Jan. 1999-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Healthcare Policy Antibiotic & Antibacterial Agents Nicotine Addiction Treatment Psychiatry & Psychology Health Education & Remote Healthcare Nutrition & Dietetics

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Broad Categories

Medicine Healthcare Policy Virology Medical Ethics Nicotine Addiction Treatment Nutrition & Dietetics Tropical Diseases

MeSH Descriptors

Medicine Mediterranean Region Middle East Public Health

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

01
Open DOI
Babiker Mohamed Ali Rahamtalla, Isameldin Elamin Medani, Abuzar Abdalla et al.
Background: Decentralisation may strengthen health systems and advance Universal Health Coverage in conflictaffected Sudan, but this is yet to be sufficiently examined. Aim: To examine how decentralisation shapes progress towards Univers...
05
Open DOI
Khalid Eltahir, Simon Kadima Oware, Alfatih Suliman et al.
Background: The armed conflict in Sudan has disrupted essential health services and displaced millions of people since April 2023, with an estimated 30.4 million people requiring humanitarian assistance as of 2025. Aim: To assess the ope...
08
Open DOI
Abdifatah Diriye Ahmed, Mohamed Abdi Jama, Fawziya Nur et al.
Background: National Public Health Institutes are critical for health security, yet their development is inconsistent in fragile and conflict-affected settings due to state legitimacy challenges and structural trust deficits. Aim: To doc...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 3, no. 1 (Apr. 1997).

Also issued online.

Chiefly in English; some also in Arabic and French; abstracts in all three languages.

Merger of: Eastern Mediterranean Region epidemiological bulletin, and: Majallat al-khidmāt al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-Iqlīm Sharq al-Bahṛ al-Mutawassiṭ.

Vol. 3, no. 1 (April 1997)19990610 Notice not published Printed on acid-free paper