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JMIR Serious Games

JMIR Publications Inc. · Canada · Est. 2003

ISSN2291-9279eISSN2291-9279

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.144

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.474

Total Works

830

Total Citations

20,167

2yr Mean Citedness

3.55

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the use of digital games, including exergames and virtual reality, for therapeutic interventions, cognitive assessment, rehabilitation, and improving health-related behaviors and outcomes across various populations, from children to adults, and in clinical and non-clinical settings.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 109 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications830

Publisher OrgJMIR Publications

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JMIR Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2291-9279 / 2291-9279

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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.

Biomedical EngineeringQ1

Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

RehabilitationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical InformaticsPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationBiomedical EngineeringPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Educational Games and GamificationVirtual Reality Applications and ImpactsStroke Rehabilitation and RecoverySimulation-Based Education in HealthcareDigital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsTechnology Use by Older AdultsImpact of Technology on AdolescentsPediatric Pain Management TechniquesDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research