{"id":131,"date":"2024-12-28T14:09:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T14:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/blog\/?p=131"},"modified":"2025-01-01T06:06:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T06:06:14","slug":"nmc-approved-journals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/blog\/nmc-approved-journals\/","title":{"rendered":"NMC Approved Journals and Indexing 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NMC Approved Journals &#8211; For medical professionals in India, publishing research in reputable journals is crucial for career advancement, academic recognition, and contributing to the medical field. The <strong>National Medical Commission<\/strong> (NMC) plays a vital role in ensuring the quality and credibility of medical research by maintaining a list of approved journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/blog\/nmc-approved-journals\/#What_are_NMC_Approved_Journals\" >What are NMC Approved Journals?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/blog\/nmc-approved-journals\/#NMC_Faculty_Promotion_Guidelines\" >NMC Faculty Promotion Guidelines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/blog\/nmc-approved-journals\/#NMC_Approved_Journals_List\" >NMC Approved Journals List<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_NMC_Approved_Journals\"><\/span>What are NMC Approved Journals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>NMC approved journals are scholarly publications that meet the criteria set by the National Medical Commission. These journals are recognized for their rigorous peer-review processes, adherence to ethical publishing practices, and their contribution to advancing medical science. Publishing in such journals is highly regarded, as it signifies quality and credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NMC_Faculty_Promotion_Guidelines\"><\/span>NMC Faculty Promotion Guidelines<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Medical Commission (NMC) of India updated its guidelines for faculty promotions in February 2022. Now, only research publications in highly-regarded journals will be considered. These journals must be indexed in at least one of the following databases\/NMC Approved Indexing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/medline\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/medline\">Medline<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/pubmed\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/pubmed\">PubMed Central<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/embase\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/embase\">Embase<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/scopus\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/scopus\">Scopus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Science Citation Index<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/web-of-science\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/web-of-science\">Science Citation Index Expanded<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/doaj\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/doaj\">Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Below in our list, we have provided some of the best journals as per NMC guidelines. If you wish to download the updated list of NMC-approved journals in PDF or Excel format, click the link above to access the latest list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NMC_Approved_Journals_List\"><\/span>NMC Approved Journals List<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/home\/HEF\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/home\/HEF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Higher Education for the Future<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 2347-6311<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: SAGE<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Social Sciences, Education<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/scopus\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.indexhub.info\/database\/scopus\">Scopus<\/a>, UGC, ProQuest<br><strong>Acceptance rate<\/strong>: 5.6%<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/12072\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/12072\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Hepatology International<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 1936-0533<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Springer Nature<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine, Hepatology<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: EMBASE, Medline, ProQuest, Scopus, UGC<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 5.9<br><strong>Submission to first decision<\/strong>: 10 days<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/neurosurgery\/pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/neurosurgery\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Neurosurgery<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 0148-396X<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Wolters Kluwer Health<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine, Surgery, Neurology<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 3.9<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/eusjournal\/pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/eusjournal\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Endoscopic Ultrasound<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 2303-9027<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Wolters Kluwer Health<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine (Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Gastroenterology, Hepatology)<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, EMBASE, PubMed Central, Web of Science<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 4.5<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/shbh\/pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/shbh\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Asian Journal of Social Health and Behavior<\/strong><br><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 2772-4204<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Wolters Kluwer Health<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Social Sciences, Psychology, Medicine<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, Emerging Sources Citation Index<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 5<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/40171\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/40171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 0972-2696<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Global Institute of Flexible Systems Management<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Business, Management and Accounting<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, UGC-CARE, ProQuest<br><strong>Submission to first decision<\/strong>: 5 days<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/philolinginvestigations.com\/index.php\/journal\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/philolinginvestigations.com\/index.php\/journal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Linguistic and Philosophical Investigations<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 1841-2394<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Addleton Academic Publishers<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Arts and Humanities<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, ProQuest, EBSCOhost, Hinari<br><strong>Acceptance rate<\/strong>: 16%<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/12298\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/12298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 0971-5894<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Springer Nature<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: EBSCO, Scopus, UGC-CARE, CAB Abstracts, PubMed Central<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 3.4<br><strong>Submission to first decision<\/strong>: 17 days<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/ajandrology\/pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/ajandrology\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Asian Journal of Andrology<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 1008-682X<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Wolters Kluwer Health<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, DOAJ, Science Citation Index Expanded, Web of Science<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 3<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/journal-of-orthopaedics\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/journal\/journal-of-orthopaedics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Journal of Orthopaedics<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 0972-978X<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Elsevier<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine (Orthopedics and Sports Medicine)<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, PubMed Central (PMC), Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)<br><strong>Acceptance rate<\/strong>: 37%<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 1.5<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/12098\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/12098\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Indian Journal of Pediatrics<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 0019-5456<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Springer Nature<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine (Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health)<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Medline, Scopus, UGC-CARE, Embase, ProQuest<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 2.1<br><strong>Submission to first decision<\/strong>: 6 days<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/fpmrs\/pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/fpmrs\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Urogynecology<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 2771-1897<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Wolters Kluwer Health<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, PubMed<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/13197\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/13197\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Journal of Food Science and Technology<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 0022-1155<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Springer Nature<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Agricultural and Biological Sciences<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed Central, SCImago<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 2.6<br><strong>Submission to first decision<\/strong>: 44 days<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/mgar\/pages\/default.aspx\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/journals.lww.com\/mgar\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Medical Gas Research<br><\/strong><\/a><strong>ISSN<\/strong>: 2045-9912<br><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Wolters Kluwer Health<br><strong>Category<\/strong>: Medicine, Neuroscience<br><strong>Abstract &amp; Indexing<\/strong>: Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, Index Medicus<br><strong>Impact Factor<\/strong>: 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishing in NMC approved journals is a significant milestone for medical professionals. By understanding the criteria for journal approval and following best practices for publication, researchers can effectively disseminate their findings and contribute to the advancement of medical science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NMC Approved Journals &#8211; For medical professionals in India, publishing research in reputable journals is crucial for career advancement, academic recognition, and contributing to the medical field. The National Medical Commission (NMC) plays a vital role in ensuring the quality and credibility of medical research by maintaining a list of approved journals. 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