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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

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.821

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.116

Total Worksi

7,674

Total Citationsi

75,129

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyBimonthly

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1470-2118 / 1473-4893

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

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

✅

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

467

3.8k

2019

357

7.6k

2020

267

4.2k

2021

205

2.2k

2022

237

1.6k

2023

245

542

2024

257

302

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Is Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London a predatory journal?

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of the Royal College of Physicians of London: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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

What is the impact factor of Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London 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 1.28.

Is Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London?