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JAMA

American Medical Association · United States · Est. 1801

ISSN1538-3598

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

5.352

H-Index

994

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

10.71

Total Works

268,654

Total Citations

6,934,352

2yr Mean Citedness

7.35

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on cardiovascular events in patients with chronic kidney disease, associations between kidney function measures and clinical outcomes, and strategies for osteoporotic fracture prevention. It also covers the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, Ebola transmission and treatment, organ transplant access models, and the role of private equity in healthcare. Additionally, the journal explores point-of-care ultrasound for pneumonia diagnosis and the effectiveness of adjuvant nivolumab in non-small cell lung cancer treatment.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1801

Annual Volume~ 1,852 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications268,654

Publisher OrgAmerican Medical Association

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1538-3598

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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

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare Policy and ManagementHistory of Medical PracticePharmaceutical industry and healthcarePrimary Care and Health OutcomesMedicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryHuman auditory perception and evaluationHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesDiversity and Career in MedicineEmpathy and Medical Education