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International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1746-0689eISSN1878-0164

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.308

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.405

Total Worksi

979

Total Citationsi

7,866

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine focuses on neuromusculoskeletal medicine. It aims to critically evaluate existing practices in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients with neuromusculoskeletal disorders and somatic dysfunction.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications979

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1746-0689 / 1878-0164

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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

296

2019

459

2020

325

2021

257

2022

189

2023

104

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.

Complementary and Alternative MedicineQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentInnovations in Medical EducationComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesPain Management and Placebo EffectFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedical and Biological SciencesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Is International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Osteopathic 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 International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine?

International Journal of Osteopathic 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 1.09.

Is International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.