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JMIR Research Protocols

JMIR Publications Inc. · Canada · Est. 1979

ISSN1929-0748eISSN1929-0748

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.533

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.49

Total Worksi

5,865

Total Citationsi

50,455

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Care Sciences & Services; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyMonthly, 2017-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,865

Publisher OrgJMIR Publications

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JMIR Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1929-0748 / 1929-0748

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

340

5.3k

2019

513

5.8k

2020

540

4.9k

2021

589

4.2k

2022

657

3.4k

2023

688

2024

1.1k

934

2025

477

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

Health Care Sciences & ServicesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health InterventionsHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsCancer survivorship and careDiabetes Management and EducationPhysical Activity and HealthHealth Policy Implementation ScienceTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about JMIR Research Protocols

Is JMIR Research Protocols a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JMIR Research Protocols: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JMIR Research Protocols?

JMIR Research Protocols 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 1.16.

Is JMIR Research Protocols indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JMIR Research Protocols is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of JMIR Research Protocols?