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npj Digital Medicine

Nature Publishing Group · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN2398-6352eISSN2398-6352

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

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

178

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 152d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

4.215

H-Indexi

157

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

4.008

Total Worksi

2,586

Total Citationsi

111,067

2yr Mean Citednessi

10.86

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

npj Digital Medicine considers research that explores all aspects of digital medicine including the clinical application and implementation of digital and mobile technologies, virtual healthcare, and innovative applications of artificial intelligence and informatics. The journal aims to guide the transformation of health and healthcare through the incorporation of novel digital and mobile technologies. The journal covers a broad range of topics including but not limited to: Clinical application and efficacy of novel mobile applications, monitors, sensors, software, and wearables Clinical application of novel and validated artificial intelligence and machine learning models Clinical informatics and digital transformation of clinical practice Clinical trials testing the efficacy and interoperability of digital tools and devices Digital medicine ethics, governance, policy, regulation, and security Digital twins Validated digital biomarkers Virtual models of care The journal typically does not consider clinical research using off-the-shelf digital tools and artificial intelligence models, pre-clinical basic science studies, purely observational studies, case studies, and small-scale preliminary studies. The journal offers more choice to Nature Portfolio authors who are seeking a fully open-access and more inclusive platform for publishing their work. The journal is led by digital health experts who collaborate to cultivate high-quality research. As part of the npj Series , this journal focuses on fostering global partnerships with the research community and other Springer Nature journals.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 508 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,586

Publisher OrgNature Portfolio

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~15 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Nature Publishing Group

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2398-6352 / 2398-6352

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

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?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

131

16k

2019

161

26k

2020

173

16k

2021

197

14k

2022

239

15k

2023

386

13k

2024

898

9.2k

2025

649

383

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Health InformaticsQ1

Health Information ManagementQ1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics

Scopus Categories

Health Information ManagementComputer Science ApplicationsHealth InformaticsMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMachine Learning in HealthcareDigital Mental Health InterventionsMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsAI in cancer detectionRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationCOVID-19 diagnosis using AIRetinal Imaging and AnalysisElectronic Health Records Systems

Frequently asked questions about npj Digital Medicine

Is npj Digital Medicine a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of npj Digital Medicine?

npj Digital Medicine 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 10.86.

Is npj Digital Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

npj Digital Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.