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Journal of Graduate Medical Education

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1949-8349

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.186

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.679

Total Worksi

3,102

Total Citationsi

55,437

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1969

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,102

Publisher OrgAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1949-8349

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, PubMed

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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?

N/A

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

222

2.7k

2019

192

2.3k

2020

200

2.4k

2021

164

2022

166

2023

192

546

2024

190

193

2025

118

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.

EducationQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationDiversity and Career in MedicineHospital Admissions and OutcomesClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedical Education and AdmissionsSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareHealth and Medical Research ImpactsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesPatient Safety and Medication Errors

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Graduate Medical Education

Is Journal of Graduate Medical Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Graduate Medical Education: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Graduate Medical Education?

Journal of Graduate Medical Education is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.186.

Is Journal of Graduate Medical Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Graduate Medical Education is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Graduate Medical Education?