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Irish Journal of Medical Science

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

ISSN1863-4362

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 62d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.535

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.725

Total Worksi

14,980

Total Citationsi

61,887

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1863-4362

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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

Citations received

206

2.2k

2019

284

4.4k

2020

436

4.7k

2021

383

2.5k

2022

339

1.9k

2023

260

746

2024

370

347

2025

300

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. 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.