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International Journal of MS Care

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis · United States · Est. 1988

ISSN1537-2073

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.431

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.704

Total Worksi

1,028

Total Citationsi

12,215

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Advanced and Specialized Nursing; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1988

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,028

OA Since2018

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1537-2073

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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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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?

N/A

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

705

2019

593

2020

337

2021

318

2022

235

2023

116

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.

Advanced and Specialized NursingQ2

Neurology (clinical)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Advanced and Specialized Nursing

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersFamily Support in IllnessPeripheral Neuropathies and DisordersPolyomavirus and related diseasesSystemic Sclerosis and Related DiseasesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeCancer survivorship and care

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of MS Care

Is International Journal of MS Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of MS Care: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 International Journal of MS Care?

International Journal of MS Care is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.431.

Is International Journal of MS Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of MS Care is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of MS Care?