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Journal of Korean Medical Science

Korean Academy of Medical Science · South Korea

ISSN1598-6357

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.902

H-Indexi

111

SNIPi

0.836

Total Worksi

8,651

Total Citationsi

162,177

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.34

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, General & Internal; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyWeekly, 2018-

StatusActive

Total Publications8,651

Publisher OrgKorean Academy of Medical Sciences

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

SynapseScholars PortalPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Korean Academy of Medical Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1598-6357

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

Synapse, Scholars Portal, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

344

5.3k

2019

428

13k

2020

345

6.3k

2021

363

4.4k

2022

427

3.6k

2023

372

2024

316

706

2025

288

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)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesLiver Disease Diagnosis and TreatmentNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchAcademic Publishing and Open AccessHealth and Wellbeing ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthRespiratory viral infections researchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Korean Medical Science

Is Journal of Korean Medical Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Korean Medical Science: 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 Journal of Korean Medical Science?

Journal of Korean Medical Science 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 2.34.

Is Journal of Korean Medical Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Korean Medical Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Korean Medical Science?