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Journal of Medical Systems

Springer New York · United States

ISSN0148-5598eISSN1573-689X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.299

H-Indexi

141

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.523

Total Worksi

4,624

Total Citationsi

139,045

2yr Mean Citednessi

7.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

✅

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

Citations received

363

14k

2019

174

7.5k

2020

118

2.6k

2021

101

2022

126

3.1k

2023

106

2.1k

2024

194

981

2025

107

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Health InformaticsQ1

Health Information ManagementQ1

Information SystemsQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Systems

Is Journal of Medical Systems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Medical Systems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Systems?

Journal of Medical Systems is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 7.02.

Is Journal of Medical Systems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Medical Systems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.