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Journal of Medical Investigation

University of Tokushima · Japan · Est. 1996

ISSN1343-1420eISSN1349-6867

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ 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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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SJR Scorei

0.275

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.5

Total Worksi

1,289

Total Citationsi

15,903

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.82

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, Research & Experimental; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 71 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,289

Publisher OrgUniversity of Tokushima

OA Since2015

Submission Info

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Tokushima

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1343-1420 / 1349-6867

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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

800

2019

402

2020

367

2021

242

2022

213

2023

110

2024

2025

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyNutrition and Health in AgingMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationGastric Cancer Management and OutcomesLung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentShoulder Injury and TreatmentParathyroid Disorders and TreatmentsIon Transport and Channel RegulationNutritional Studies and DietAdipose Tissue and Metabolism

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Investigation

Is Journal of Medical Investigation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Medical Investigation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Investigation?

Journal of Medical Investigation 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 0.82.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Medical Investigation?