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JCI Insight

American Society for Clinical Investigation · United States · Est. 1950

ISSN2379-3708eISSN2379-3708

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

2.827

H-Indexi

169

SNIPi

1.381

Total Worksi

5,175

Total Citationsi

210,695

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.91

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

JCI Insight publishes original research articles, research letters, and physician-scientist development articles in the field of clinical investigation. The journal covers a wide range of topics including basic and translational research, with a focus on understanding disease mechanisms and developing new therapeutic strategies. It aims to provide a platform for high-quality research that advances the understanding of human health and disease.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,175

Publisher OrgAmerican Society for Clinical Investigation

OA Since2015

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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

📦 Long-term Preservation

PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society for Clinical Investigation

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2379-3708 / 2379-3708

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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?

PMC

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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

584

39k

2019

547

36k

2020

575

23k

2021

557

17k

2022

500

11k

2023

532

6.5k

2024

545

2.5k

2025

425

194

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)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, Research & Experimental

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Immune Cell Function and InteractionT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyImmunotherapy and Immune ResponsesImmune cells in cancerCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersPancreatic function and diabetesCAR-T cell therapy researchSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchNeonatal Respiratory Health ResearchAdipose Tissue and Metabolism

Frequently asked questions about JCI Insight

Is JCI Insight a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JCI Insight: 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 JCI Insight?

JCI Insight 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 4.91.

Is JCI Insight indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JCI Insight is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.