WEST INDIAN MEDICAL JOURNAL 🟢 JIF Indexed

Positive Trust Signals

• ✔ Editorial & Peer Review Integrity
  • • Editorial board quality verified
  • • Peer-review rigor & transparency assessed
  • • Clear editorial governance structure
• ✔ Publishing & Ethical Standards
  • • International publishing ethics followed
  • • No predatory publishing indicators
  • • Defined scope & aims consistently applied
• ✔ Citation & Impact Validation
  • • Citation data independently validated
  • • Impact metrics methodologically assessed
  • • Self-citation patterns monitored
• ✔ Journal Identity & Stability
  • • ISSN consistency verified
  • • Regular & sustained publication history
  • • Publisher identity traceable
• ✔ Indexing & Discoverability
  • • Indexed in required citation databases
  • • Metadata quality validated
  • • DOI / Crossref support confirmed

Monitoring Indicators

• ⚠ APC & Access Transparency
  • • APCs may vary by article type or region
  • • Waiver and funding disclosures may differ
• ⚠ APC & Access Transparency
  • • APCs may vary by article type or region
  • • Waiver and funding disclosures may differ
• ⚠ Editorial Board Dynamics
  • • Editorial board composition may evolve
  • • Reviewer identity visibility varies by model
• ⚠ Publishing Volume & Trends
  • • Publication volume monitored for anomalies
  • • Special issues reviewed for citation patterns
• ⚠ Policy Evolution
  • • Access, ethics, and data policies may change
  • • Platform migrations can affect disclosures

💡 These indicators reflect continuous quality monitoring, not quality concerns.