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Journal of Medical Internet Research

JMIR Publications Inc. · Canada · Est. 1913

ISSN1439-4456eISSN1438-8871

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

2.109

H-Indexi

289

SNIPi

1.96

Total Worksi

11,344

Total Citationsi

577,915

2yr Mean Citednessi

6.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Care Sciences & Services; Medical Informatics; Computer Science Applications; Health Informatics.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1913

FrequencyMonthly, 2013-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications11,344

Publisher OrgJMIR Publications

OA Since1998

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JMIR Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1439-4456 / 1438-8871

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

677

46k

2019

1.3k

93k

2020

1.3k

59k

2021

750

26k

2022

29k

2023

1.1k

20k

2024

1.6k

12k

2025

431

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Health InformaticsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics

Scopus Categories

Health Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health InterventionsHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilitySocial Media in Health EducationTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationElectronic Health Records SystemsArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMental Health via WritingData-Driven Disease SurveillanceMisinformation and Its Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Internet Research

Is Journal of Medical Internet Research a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Internet Research?

Journal of Medical Internet Research 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 6.28.

Is Journal of Medical Internet Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Medical Internet Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Medical Internet Research?