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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

American Podiatric Medical Association · United States · Est. 1949

ISSN8750-7315eISSN1930-8264

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.226

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.408

Total Worksi

7,122

Total Citationsi

62,206

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Orthopedics; Podiatry; Medicine (miscellaneous); Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

Annual Volume~ 137 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications7,122

Publisher OrgAmerican Podiatric Medical Association

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Podiatric Medical Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

8750-7315 / 1930-8264

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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?

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

571

2019

120

628

2020

128

458

2021

123

248

2022

124

295

2023

110

120

2024

178

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.

PodiatryQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Orthopedics

Scopus Categories

Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePodiatryMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Foot and Ankle SurgeryDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and ManagementOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationLower Extremity Biomechanics and PathologiesTendon Structure and TreatmentNail Diseases and TreatmentsMusculoskeletal synovial abnormalities and treatmentsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesBone fractures and treatmentsSports injuries and prevention

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Is Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association?

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association 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 0.40.

Is Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association?