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Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom · Est. 1960

ISSN1470-2118eISSN1473-4893

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total68

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

0.794

H-Index

114

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.116

Total Works

7,674

Total Citations

75,129

2yr Mean Citedness

1.28

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Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine. Topics: internal medicine, acute medicine, acute medical care, geriatrics, clinical pharmacology, health policy

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

Annual Volume~ 246 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,674

Publisher OrgRoyal College of Physicians

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~14 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-2118 / 1473-4893

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesInnovations in Medical EducationPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesHealthcare cost, quality, practicesRespiratory Support and MechanismsEmergency and Acute Care StudiesVenous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and ManagementHealthcare Policy and ManagementLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment