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Status
Active
Coverage
1883–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
26
SJR · SCImago
5.843
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
818
Best quartile
Q1 · 98th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 10 / 669 | 98th | Q1 |
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JAMA
JAMA is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 26), WoS SCIE. Published by American Medical Association.
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ISSN 0098-7484Verify ISSN ↗1538-3598Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Medical Association
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE
26
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is JAMA indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1883–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 26.
What quartile is JAMA in Scopus?
JAMA is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 10 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of JAMA?
JAMA 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 26, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 98th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 5.843, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 818.
Who publishes JAMA and what is its ISSN?
JAMA is published by American Medical Association. Its print ISSN is 0098-7484 and its online ISSN is 1538-3598.
Is JAMA in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is JAMA open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is JAMA? — open metrics via OpenAlex
JAMA has an h-index of 1,015 and a 2-year mean of 9.32 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 26, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #18 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
1,015
h-index
9.32
2-yr mean citations
63,565
i10-index
354,263
works indexed
7,631,162
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#18 of 646 Top 3% Medicine (all)
JAMA published 1,837 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 1,865. 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 JAMA? — latest 61 articles, 2026
In its latest 61 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (72.5%), Canada (4.2%) and China (3.9%). 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 JAMA? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 36 retracted papers are recorded (0.1 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 36 · 0.1 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration72.5% 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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