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Journal of Medical Systems

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0148-5598eISSN1573-689X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.962

H-Index

141

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.523

Total Works

4,624

Total Citations

139,045

2yr Mean Citedness

7.02

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Medical Systems is a top-tier informatics journal that focuses on how health information systems are built, evaluated, and used, from decision support and electronic health record-driven analytics to mHealth and consumer tools, workflow engineering and simulation, imaging and signal methods, and the application, ethics and governance of clinical and generative artificial intelligence. Our seven sections are Mobile Health, Implementation Science & Operations Management, Clinical Systems & Electronic Health Records, Image & Signal Processing, Consumer Health, Education & Training, and Health Policy.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,624

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer New York

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0148-5598 / 1573-689X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Information SystemsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Health InformaticsQ2

Health Information ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementInformation SystemsHealth InformaticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Electronic Health Records SystemsMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealthcare Policy and ManagementArtificial Intelligence in HealthcareBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies