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International Journal of Medical Education

INT JOURNAL MEDICAL EDUCATION-IJME · United Kingdom · Est. 1975

ISSN2042-6372eISSN2042-6372

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total69

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

Removed from DOAJ (2016-01-13). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.58

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

656

Total Citationsi

29,845

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

An international, peer reviewed, open-access journal aimed at promoting the nature and scope of the knowledge that is directly relevant to all domains of medical education and practice.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications656

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewblind refereeing

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

INT JOURNAL MEDICAL EDUCATION-IJME

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2042-6372 / 2042-6372

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

blind refereeing

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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

811

2019

1.8k

2020

351

2021

458

2022

151

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationMedical Education and AdmissionsClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsEmpathy and Medical EducationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutDiversity and Career in MedicineSimulation-Based Education in HealthcareGlobal Health Workforce IssuesCultural Competency in Health CareProblem and Project Based Learning

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Medical Education

Is International Journal of Medical Education a predatory journal?

International Journal of Medical Education was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2016-01-13). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Medical Education?

International Journal of Medical Education 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 1.29.

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

International Journal of Medical Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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