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American Journal of Managed Care

Ascend Media · United States

ISSN1088-0224eISSN1936-2692

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.843

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.689

Total Works

2,859

Total Citations

12,840

2yr Mean Citedness

1.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Journal of Managed Care publishes research on health care costs, utilization, and outcomes. Articles focus on the economic and clinical impact of various conditions and treatments, including chronic diseases like heart failure and kidney disease, and the use of pharmaceuticals and medical procedures. The journal also examines health insurance models, disparities in care, and the role of social determinants of health.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 197 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,859

Publisher OrgManaged Care and Healthcare Communications

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ascend Media

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1088-0224 / 1936-2692

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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

2024

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.

Health PolicyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & ServicesMedicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Policy and ManagementHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifePrimary Care and Health OutcomesEconomic and Financial Impacts of CancerPharmaceutical Economics and Policy