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Journal of Medical Regulation

Federation of State Medical Boards · United States · Est. 2002

ISSN2572-1852

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.476

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.148

Total Worksi

657

Total Citationsi

3,675

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Medical Regulation is a peer-reviewed journal for the U.S. and global medical regulatory community. It shares new knowledge and best practices about physician licensure and discipline.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications657

OA Since2014

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Federation of State Medical Boards

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2572-1852

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

138

2019

2020

126

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

EducationQ2

LPN and LVNQ2

Health PolicyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LPN and LVNHealth PolicyEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesInnovations in Medical EducationGlobal Health Workforce IssuesOccupational and Professional Licensing RegulationDiversity and Career in MedicineHealthcare Quality and ManagementPharmaceutical industry and healthcareEthics in medical practiceHealthcare Policy and ManagementPatient Safety and Medication Errors

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Regulation

Is Journal of Medical Regulation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Medical Regulation: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Regulation?

Journal of Medical Regulation is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.476.

Is Journal of Medical Regulation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Medical Regulation is indexed in Scopus.