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Journal of Physician Assistant Education

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1941-9449

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

Total54

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.324

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.678

Total Worksi

1,601

Total Citationsi

6,421

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

PAEA is the only national organization representing PA educational programs in the United States. Currently, all of the accredited programs in the country are members of the Association. PAEA provides services for faculty at its member programs, as well as to applicants, students, and other stakeholders.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 86 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,601

Publisher OrgLippincott Williams & Wilkins

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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?

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1941-9449

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

321

2019

298

2020

234

2021

262

2022

223

2023

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.

EducationQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Medical Assisting and TranscriptionUnranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Medical Assisting and TranscriptionEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationNursing Roles and PracticesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesMedical Education and AdmissionsNursing education and managementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationDiversity and Career in MedicineHealth Sciences Research and EducationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Physician Assistant Education

Is Journal of Physician Assistant Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Physician Assistant Education: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 54/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Physician Assistant Education?

Journal of Physician Assistant Education is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.324.

Is Journal of Physician Assistant Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Physician Assistant Education is indexed in Scopus.