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GMS Journal for Medical Education

German Medical Science · Germany · Est. 1922

ISSN2366-5017eISSN2366-5017

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.488

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.886

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

GMS Journal for Medical Education (GMS J Med Educ) is an open access journal that publishes original articles, reviews, commentaries, and reports on all aspects of medical education and training. It aims to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and experience among educators, researchers, and practitioners in the field of medical education. The journal covers topics such as curriculum development, teaching methods, assessment, professional development, and interprofessional education.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1922

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications48

Publisher OrgGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing House

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

German Medical Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2366-5017 / 2366-5017

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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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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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

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

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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.

EducationQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Education, Scientific Disciplines

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Education Methods and TechnologiesHealth and Medical StudiesSociology and Education StudiesLinguistic research and analysisInnovations in Medical EducationMedical Practices and RehabilitationLinguistic Education and PedagogyPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareMedical and Health Sciences ResearchSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Frequently asked questions about GMS Journal for Medical Education

Is GMS Journal for Medical Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for GMS Journal for Medical Education: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 GMS Journal for Medical Education?

GMS Journal for 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.

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

GMS Journal for Medical Education is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.