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Status
Active
Coverage
1945–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
3.9
SJR · SCImago
0.791
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
221
Best quartile
Q1 · 79th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 138 / 669 | 79th | Q1 |
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CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.9), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Canadian Medical Association.
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ISSN 0820-3946Verify ISSN ↗1488-2329Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Canadian Medical Association
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEOpen Access
3.9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1945–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.9.
What quartile is CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal in Scopus?
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 138 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal?
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, 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 3.9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 79th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.791, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 221.
How much does it cost to publish in CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,553 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal and what is its ISSN?
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal is published by Canadian Medical Association. Its print ISSN is 0820-3946 and its online ISSN is 1488-2329.
Is CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal has an h-index of 232 and a 2-year mean of 1.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #182 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
232
h-index
1.57
2-yr mean citations
3,486
i10-index
15,931
works indexed
306,473
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,553
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#182 of 646 Top 29% Medicine (all)
CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal published 426 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 614. 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 CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal? — latest 79 articles, 2026
In its latest 79 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Canada (76.6%), Japan (7.6%) and China (6.3%). 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 CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 8 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 8 · 0.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration76.6% of recent authorship from Canada
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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