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Irish Journal of Medical Science

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · United Kingdom · Est. 1922

ISSN1863-4362
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.535
H-Indexi
66
SNIPi
0.725
Total Worksi
14,980
Total Citationsi
61,887
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.15
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
7
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

It contributes to the promotion of clinical and biomedical knowledge to an international audience. Official journal of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. Covers all branches of medicine, presenting papers applicable to the evolving daily practices of clinicians and allied health professionals. Aims to publish high quality medical science papers from across the world. Ethical approval and compliance with international best practice is a foundation stone of the journals' standards.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1922
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications14,980
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1863-4362
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
206
2.2k
2019
284
4.5k
2020
436
4.8k
2021
383
2.6k
2022
339
2k
2023
259
819
2024
369
416
2025
348
36
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)

Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesHealthcare Systems and ChallengesPrimary Care and Health OutcomesNursing Roles and PracticesMedical History and InnovationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesHuman auditory perception and evaluationMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsMaternal and fetal healthcareTrauma and Emergency Care Studies

Frequently asked questions about Irish Journal of Medical Science

Is Irish Journal of Medical Science a predatory journal?

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

Irish Journal of 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 1.15.

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

Irish Journal of Medical Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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

It contributes to the promotion of clinical and biomedical knowledge to an international audience. Official journal of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. Covers all branches of medicine, presenting papers applicable to the evolving daily practices of clinicians and allied health professionals. Aims to publish high quality medical science papers from across the world. Ethical approval and compliance with international best practice is a foundation stone of the journals' standards.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref