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CMAJ Open

Canadian Medical Association · Canada · Est. 1898

ISSN2291-0026
SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q178
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total90
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ 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
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% 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
0.941
H-Indexi
62
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Worksi
1,086
Total Citationsi
21,930
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionCanada
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1898
Annual Volume~ 46 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,086
Publisher OrgCanadian Medical Association
OA Since2013
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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?
Canadian Medical Association
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2291-0026
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, PubMed
❌
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
Citations received
95
1.9k
2018
99
1.9k
2019
113
1.9k
2020
156
3.4k
2021
123
1.3k
2022
135
1k
2023
2
0
2024
1
0
2025

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Primary Care and Health OutcomesGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningChronic Disease Management StrategiesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsEmergency and Acute Care StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about CMAJ Open

Is CMAJ Open a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for CMAJ Open: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of CMAJ Open?

CMAJ Open is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.941.

Is CMAJ Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

CMAJ Open is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of CMAJ Open?

Subject areas: Medicine (miscellaneous).

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref