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Status
Active
Coverage
1996–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.1
SJR · SCImago
0.967
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
115
Best quartile
Q2 · 52nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 158 / 330 | 52nd | Q2 |
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American Journal of Managed Care
American Journal of Managed Care is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.1), WoS SCIE/SSCI. Published by Ascend Media.
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ISSN 1088-0224Verify ISSN ↗1936-2692Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Ascend Media
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE, SSCI
3.1
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is American Journal of Managed Care indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.1.
What quartile is American Journal of Managed Care in Scopus?
American Journal of Managed Care is Q2 in Health Policy (rank 158 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Managed Care?
American Journal of Managed Care is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3.1, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 52nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.967, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 115.
Who publishes American Journal of Managed Care and what is its ISSN?
American Journal of Managed Care is published by Ascend Media. Its print ISSN is 1088-0224 and its online ISSN is 1936-2692.
Is American Journal of Managed Care in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is American Journal of Managed Care open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is American Journal of Managed Care? — open metrics via OpenAlex
American Journal of Managed Care has an h-index of 39 and a 2-year mean of 1.47 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.1, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #164 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
39
h-index
1.47
2-yr mean citations
254
i10-index
2,932
works indexed
13,674
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#164 of 327 Bottom 50% Health Policy
American Journal of Managed Care published 221 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 265. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in American Journal of Managed Care? — latest 67 articles, 2026
In its latest 67 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (93.3%), United Kingdom (1.7%) and Israel (1.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for American Journal of Managed Care? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration93.3% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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