: Publication delay is a negative phenomenon in scientific information dissemination. The current research studies the publication delay of scientific journals accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research & Technology of Iran. It also investigates the association between journals’ characteristics and their publication lag. This study employs the applied research method. All 1156 journals of ...

Background and Aim: Scientific journals are known as one of the basic tools in knowledge development in today's world and have a special place in publication of the newest achievements of human knowledge and science. This study aimed to evaluate Iranian journals of medical sciences in Scopus database and determine their level in the world. Materials and Methods: This is an analytical-descripti...

Background and Aim: Self-citation, as one of the limitations of citation analysis, unusually affects the ranking of journals. This study aims to evaluate the degree of relationship between self-citation and immediacy index correlation of Iranian medical journals indexed in Scopus Citation Index between 2005 and 2009. Materials and Methods: The method of the study is survey-descriptive in which...