Scopus & Web of Science Journals: Oman

Searching for Scopus journals in Oman? Mostly medical titles from Oman are indexed, so many researchers also look across the region and abroad. Here you will find the Omani journals that report coverage, a method for checking indexing by ISSN, and advice on finding strong journals in your field. A journal's scope should fit your manuscript as much as its indexing status does.

Scopus and Web of Science: The Essentials

Scopus is an Elsevier database in which abstracts and citations are included selectively; it yields CiteScore, and the SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) is fed by its data. Web of Science, from Clarivate, offers a Core Collection made up of AHCI (arts and humanities), ESCI (emerging sources), SCIE (sciences) and SSCI (social sciences), with the Journal Impact Factor appearing in Journal Citation Reports. Each database re-evaluates journals now and then and may discontinue some. Read Scopus explained and Web of Science explained if you want more.

Medicine accounts for most of Oman’s Scopus-indexed journals; both the Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal and the Oman Medical Journal report Scopus and PubMed coverage. More SQU journals deal with engineering, science, agriculture, education and the arts, and each should be checked in Scopus Sources. To see the latest list, filter SCImago’s rankings to Oman.

Oman-Based Scopus and Web of Science Journals

Every journal below is published in Oman and says, on its own website or through its publisher, that it has Scopus and/or Web of Science coverage. Match each against its ISSN in Scopus Sources and the Master Journal List on the day you decide.

Checked 4 October 2026. “Reported” means the journal or publisher says so; we have not independently confirmed it.

Indexing Verification Checklist

1. Jot down the ISSNThe print and online ISSN given on the official website
2. Scopus SourcesLook it up by ISSN and verify the status and coverage years
3. Master Journal ListLook it up by ISSN, then work out which of SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI it is
4. Was it discontinued?Go through Scopus’s list of discontinued titles
5. Record itTake dated screenshots for your grant or promotion file

International Publishing Options From Oman

Oman has more indexed domestic journals than many countries, yet in most disciplines the broadest range of options lies abroad. When searching overseas, compare the article processing charge (APC), ask whether your university's publisher agreement covers it, and look for a diamond open access journal (free for authors and readers alike) in your field — DOAJ has a “without fees” filter. A written note of each journal's terms makes later comparison easier.

Speak to your university’s research office about any publisher agreements and publication support prior to submitting.

Quartiles, Impact Factor and Top-Tier Journals

Three measures come up most often: the Journal Impact Factor (Clarivate; two years; Web of Science journals alone), CiteScore (Scopus; four years) and SJR (SCImago; weighted, from Scopus data). Quartiles Q1–Q4 locate a journal inside one subject category in a particular year. A metric cannot tell you how good any single article is.

Most researchers in Oman will find the highest-impact venues in their discipline among international journals rather than local ones. Search them by subject category in Journal Citation Reports, Scopus Sources or SCImago, then read recent articles to judge the match. Our guide to finding high impact factor journals walks through the method one step at a time.

Picking an Indexed Journal for Your Subject

PubMed, PubMed Central and Scopus Compared

Each of the two Omani medical journals reports PubMed or PubMed Central coverage in addition to Scopus. The two are not the same:

• MEDLINE / PubMed indexing shows that the US National Library of Medicine selected the journal.
• PubMed Central is a full-text archive; journals deposited there turn up in PubMed searches, yet this differs from being selected for MEDLINE.
• Scopus and Web of Science are independent citation databases, each with its own selection process.

When your requirement names one of them, check that exact database — the NLM Catalog for MEDLINE status, Scopus Sources for Scopus.

Getting Your Paper Ready for an Indexed Journal

Selective journals are swamped with submissions and reject many at the editor’s desk, usually for poor fit or weak presentation, not weak science. To give your paper a better chance:

• Make your contribution plain. State in the abstract and the final paragraph of the introduction what is new and why it matters beyond your own context.
• Enter the journal’s conversation. Cite recent studies, including relevant ones from your target journal.
• Be complete about methods. Use the reporting guideline that fits your study design (CONSORT, PRISMA or STROBE, for example), so reviewers can assess rigour.
• Adapt the cover letter. Spend a few lines explaining why readers of this journal will care about the paper.

Frequent Mistakes With Indexed Journals

• Taking a badge at face value on a journal’s website instead of checking the database record.
• Not saying which index — “Web of Science” could mean SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI.
• Disregarding discontinuation — the status you saw last year may have changed.
• Going by the metric alone — a paper that is outside a journal’s scope gets rejected quickly.

Practical Tips for Researchers in Oman on Indexed Publishing

Research in Oman spans universities, hospitals and government bodies, with growing international links. The tips below help you present your study clearly and judge journals sensibly before sending your manuscript.

• Define your regional context. Readers abroad may not know local health systems, schools or industries. Add a short paragraph describing the setting so the significance of your findings is easy to grasp.
• Pay attention to sampling limits. If participants come from a few institutions or a narrow group, say so and discuss what that means for generalising. Reviewers respect candour about scope.
• Check biomedical and general databases separately. For health topics, a dedicated biomedical archive and a broad citation index offer different information. Check each directly rather than relying on a journal's own description.
• Keep authorship and affiliations accurate. Use consistent name spellings and institutional names across papers, and register for a persistent researcher identifier. Consistency helps your work be correctly attributed and found.
• Plan revisions into your calendar. Reviewer reports usually arrive when you are busy. Reserve time to revise carefully, since rushed replies often miss key comments and prolong the process.

Explain your setting, be candid about limits, and check each database directly instead of relying on a journal's description of itself.

Questions Researchers Often Ask

Summary and What to Do Next

Medical titles dominate Oman’s indexed journals. In other fields, search regionally and internationally, verify every claim and pick by fit.

1. Make a note of whether your rule demands Scopus, Web of Science, a quartile or an index.
2. Shortlist journals relevant to your field with the help of the tables above and international databases.
3. Check each title by its ISSN and keep a record of what you find.
4. Non-indexed options appear in the list of research journals in Oman.

References and Sources

Checked on 4 October 2026. Indexing status can change, so confirm it before submitting.

• SCImago journal rankings — Oman
• SQUMJ
• Oman Medical Journal
• NLM Catalog
• Scopus Sources
• Clarivate Master Journal List
• ISSN Portal
• SCImago Journal & Country Rank
• Journal Citation Reports