Acta Medica Mediterranea is a bimonthly peer-reviewed open-access medical journal. It was established in 1985 and is published by Editore Carbone. The editors-in-chief are Alberto Notarbartolo and Pasquale Mansueto.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in Embase,[1] Science Citation Index Expanded,[2] and Scopus.[3] According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 0.220.[4]
Citation stacking
In 2017 and 2018, the journal retracted at least 17 articles for citation stacking.[5] Three editorial board members were fired in connection to this matter.[5]
References
- ^ "Embase Coverage". Embase. Elsevier. Archived from the original on 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Master Journal List". Intellectual Property & Science. Clarivate Analytics. Archived from the original on 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Source details: Acta Medica Mediterranea". Scopus Preview. Elsevier. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
- ^ "Acta Medica Mediterranea". 2021 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate. 2022.
- ^ a b Marcus, Adam (6 January 2020). "Journal retracted at least 17 papers for self-citation, 14 with same first author". Retraction Watch. Archived from the original on 2020-01-14. Retrieved 2020-01-07.