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Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1952

ISSN1525-8610eISSN1538-9375

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.205

H-Indexi

174

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.447

Total Worksi

9,414

Total Citationsi

210,372

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the American Medical Directors Association aims to expand the discussion of research in nursing, nursing homes, long-term care, gerontology, and family medicine. It is a leading peer-reviewed publication for practical information and research applicable to healthcare professionals in medicine and dentistry, psychiatry and mental health, and critical care.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1952

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications9,414

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1525-8610 / 1538-9375

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

490

9.8k

2019

627

25k

2020

542

9.1k

2021

418

4.6k

2022

537

3.2k

2023

545

1.8k

2024

512

543

2025

272

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.

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1

Health PolicyQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & Gerontology

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Geriatrics and GerontologyMedicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesFrailty in Older AdultsDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchNutrition and Health in AgingPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationPharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Is Journal of the American Medical Directors Association a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American Medical Directors Association: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of the American Medical Directors Association?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 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 1.61.

Is Journal of the American Medical Directors Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.