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Medical Science Educator

Springer New York · United States · Est. 1971

ISSN2156-8650eISSN2156-8650
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJR
38
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q2+18
Total38
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.547
H-Index
46
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.982
Total Works
2,977
Total Citations
17,823
2yr Mean Citedness
1.30
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Medical Science Educator focuses on the education and training of medical students and future health professionals. It examines pedagogical approaches, including simulation-based learning, peer teaching, and learning communities, to enhance clinical skills, anatomical knowledge, and professional identity formation. The journal also addresses the assessment of competencies such as professionalism, empathy, and contextual skills, and explores the adaptation and well-being of international medical students.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1971
Annual Volume~ 295 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,977
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer New York
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2156-8650 / 2156-8650
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EducationQ2
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Innovations in Medical EducationClinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedical Education and AdmissionsProblem and Project Based LearningDiversity and Career in MedicineHealth and Medical Research ImpactsEmpathy and Medical EducationAnatomy and Medical TechnologyInnovative Teaching MethodsSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref