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Status
Active
Coverage
2009–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.2
SJR · SCImago
0.305
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
34
Best quartile
Q3 · 49th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 340 / 669 | 49th | Q3 |
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Journal of Special Operations Medicine
Journal of Special Operations Medicine is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 1.2). Published by Breakaway Media LLC.
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ISSN 1553-9768Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Breakaway Media LLC
Scopus · Q3
1.2
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
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: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Special Operations Medicine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 1.2.
What quartile is Journal of Special Operations Medicine in Scopus?
Journal of Special Operations Medicine is Q3 in Medicine (all) (rank 340 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Special Operations Medicine?
Journal of Special Operations Medicine is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q3, 49th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.305, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 34.
Who publishes Journal of Special Operations Medicine and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Special Operations Medicine is published by Breakaway Media LLC. Its ISSN is 1553-9768.
Is Journal of Special Operations Medicine in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Special Operations Medicine open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Special Operations Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Special Operations Medicine has an h-index of 36 and a 2-year mean of 0.99 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.2, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #261 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
36
h-index
0.99
2-yr mean citations
228
i10-index
1,372
works indexed
7,869
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#261 of 646 Top 41% Medicine (all)
Journal of Special Operations Medicine published 72 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 109. 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 Journal of Special Operations Medicine? — latest 87 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 87 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (75.9%), Australia (4.6%) and United Kingdom (3.4%). 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 Journal of Special Operations Medicine? — 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 concentration75.9% 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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