ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #10,772Diamond OAHybrid

Biochemia Medica

Acronym:biochemmed
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Abbreviation (ISO):BIOCHEM MEDICA
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Identifier (ISSN):1330-0962(Print)
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Publisher:Biochemia Medica, Editorial Office
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.1↑ +0.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Biochemia Medica

WoS Q3
12453.6520182.220192.1120202.3120212.5220223.320233.820241.820252.12026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.1
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.55
#10,772

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
60

60 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
47articles/year
92.8% Gold OA•89.13% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Biochemia Medica is the official peer-reviewed journal of the Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine. Journal provides a wide coverage of research in all aspects of clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. Following categories fit into the scope of the Journal: general clinical chemistry, haematology and haemostasis, molecular diagnostics and endocrinology. Development, validation and verification of analytical techniques and methods applicable to clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine are welcome as well as studies dealing with laboratory organization, automation and quality control. Journal publishes on a regular basis educative preanalytical case reports (Preanalytical mysteries), articles dealing with applied biostatistics (Lessons in biostatistics) and research integrity (Research integrity corner).

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
MedicineBiologyInternal MedicineChemistryBiochemistryPhysicsPathologyPsychologyEndocrinologyComputer ScienceGeneticsMathematicsImmunologyStatistics

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Q3
Rank17/33
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY

Q3
Rank18/33
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.1
Articles / Year32
Total Citations7
2025
IF1.8
Articles / Year47
Total Citations180
2024
IF3.8
Articles / Year47
Total Citations294
2023
IF3.3
Articles / Year41
Total Citations274
2022
IF2.515
Articles / Year49
Total Citations336

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #10,772Scopus Q2Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2006-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.55

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.09

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations276
3-Year Documents137
Citable Documents133

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate68.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Biochemistry (medical)Q2
Clinical BiochemistryQ3
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Biochemia Medica (acronym: biochemmed, abbr: BIOCHEM MEDICA, ISSN: 1330-0962) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Biochemia Medica, Editorial Office in Croatia since 1993. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.10, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.550 (Q2), an H-index of 60.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semiannual, an annual output of approximately 47 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Biochemia Medica, Editorial Office
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
1993
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
CROATIAN SOC MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTS, DOMAGOJEVA 2, ZAGREB, CROATIA, 10000

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28