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JMIR Formative Research

JMIR Publications · Canada · Est. 1986

eISSN2561-326X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.763

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.705

Total Worksi

4,496

Total Citationsi

36,103

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Care Sciences & Services; Medical Informatics; Health Informatics; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,496

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JMIR Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2561-326X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Anonymous peer review

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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?

N/A

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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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health InformaticsQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedical Informatics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health InterventionsTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityMental Health via WritingElectronic Health Records SystemsSocial Media in Health EducationArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPhysical Activity and Health

Frequently asked questions about JMIR Formative Research

Is JMIR Formative Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JMIR Formative Research: 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 JMIR Formative Research?

JMIR Formative Research 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 2.02.

Is JMIR Formative Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JMIR Formative Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of JMIR Formative Research?