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Ochsner Journal

Ochsner Clinic · United States · Est. 1930

ISSN1524-5012eISSN2831-4107

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 2.4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.409

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

2.4

SNIPi

0.646

Total Worksi

657

Total Citationsi

4,608

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Ochsner Journalis a peer-reviewed quarterly medical journal, published in March, June, September, and December. Since its inception in 1999, theJournalhas provided a wide range of peer-reviewed, timely, and practical information. The editorial mix includes original research, literature reviews, reports on quality improvement projects and innovative programs, editorials, case reports, letters, and other articles that span the spectrum of medical practice and scientific research. Most issues are devoted to general medical topics. Submissions from practitioners in all specialties are welcome. TheJournalis a pioneer in nonpredatory, open-access publishing: theJournaldoes not charge authors any fees for publication AND makes the full text of every article completely available online in multiple databases (PubMed Central [with indexing in PubMed], Web of Science, EBSCO, Semantic Scholar, Google Scholar). Such a model is widely known in scholarly publishing as the “platinum model” of open-access publishing. TheJournal's open access model has been assessed and certified/approved by the Directory of Open Access Journals, Scopus, and Cabels. In late 2010,Ochsner Journalbegan depositing the full text of every issue with PubMed Central, and since then, metrics related to article access have steadily increased. Click here to viewOchsner JournalScopus CiteScore metrics. TheOchsner JournalCiteScore for 2025 is 2.3. TheOchsner JournalClarivate Journal Citation Reports/Web of Science impact factor for 2025 is 1.5.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1930

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications657

Publisher OrgOchsner Clinic Foundation

OA Since2017

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Ochsner Clinic

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1524-5012 / 2831-4107

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

PMC

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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

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

2019

1.3k

2020

663

2021

410

2022

370

2023

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationPatient Safety and Medication ErrorsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementShoulder Injury and TreatmentEthics in medical practiceEmpathy and Medical EducationHistory of Medical PracticeCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesEthics in Clinical ResearchHealth Sciences Research and Education

Frequently asked questions about Ochsner Journal

Is Ochsner Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ochsner Journal: 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 Ochsner Journal?

Ochsner Journal 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 2.4.

Is Ochsner Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ochsner Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.