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Statistical Methods in Medical Research

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1949

ISSN1477-0334
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
0.972
H-Index
140
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.122
Total Works
3,218
Total Citations
117,830
2yr Mean Citedness
1.56
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Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Statistical Methods in Medical Research publishes research on statistical methodologies applied to medical research. The journal features articles on adaptive clinical trial designs, dose-finding studies, information integration from multiple sources, and survival analysis. It also covers topics such as quantile regression, biomarker identification, multivariate data analysis, causal inference, and the application of statistical models to health outcomes and disease prognosis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1949
FrequencyMonthly, 2018-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,218
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1477-0334
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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 Information ManagementQ1
Statistics and ProbabilityQ1
EpidemiologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMathematical & Computational BiologyMedical InformaticsStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementStatistics and ProbabilityEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Statistical Methods and Bayesian InferenceStatistical Methods and InferenceStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsAdvanced Causal Inference TechniquesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeBayesian Methods and Mixture ModelsOptimal Experimental Design MethodsMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsAdvanced Statistical Methods and ModelsGene expression and cancer classification
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref