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Journal of Investigative Medicine

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1708-8267

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.667

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.682

Total Worksi

14,937

Total Citationsi

47,467

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Investigative Medicine publishes original investigations and articles detailing developments in interdisciplinary disease-oriented medical research. It focuses on advancing the field of medicine through rigorous research encompassing a wide range of topics, methodologies, and patient-centered studies, from basic and animal research to clinical research and the translation of clinical observations.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyNine No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications14,937

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1708-8267

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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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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

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

109

1.4k

2019

142

1.8k

2020

217

2.2k

2021

107

852

2022

133

723

2023

105

366

2024

121

103

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalMedicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Medical Research ImpactsNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAdvances in Oncology and RadiotherapyDiet and metabolism studiesHormonal Regulation and HypertensionScience, Research, and MedicineHealthcare Policy and ManagementInnovations in Medical EducationBiomedical Ethics and Regulation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Investigative Medicine

Is Journal of Investigative Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Investigative Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Investigative Medicine?

Journal of Investigative Medicine 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 1.29.

Is Journal of Investigative Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Investigative Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.