| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | 399 / 1186 | 66th | Q2 |
| Health (social science) | 361 / 387 | 6th | Q4 |
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Literature and Medicine
Literature and Medicine is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 0.4), WoS AHCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press.
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ISSN 0278-9671Verify ISSN ↗1080-6571Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Literature and Medicine indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2011–present (also 1986–2009), best quartile Q2, CiteScore 0.4.
What quartile is Literature and Medicine in Scopus?
Literature and Medicine is Q2 in Literature and Literary Theory (rank 399 of 1186) and Q4 in Health (social science) (rank 361 of 387), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Literature and Medicine?
Literature and Medicine is indexed in the Arts & Humanities 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 0.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 66th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.133, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 25.
Who publishes Literature and Medicine and what is its ISSN?
Literature and Medicine is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Its print ISSN is 0278-9671 and its online ISSN is 1080-6571.
Is Literature and Medicine covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Literature and Medicine in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Arts & Humanities Citation Index.
Is Literature and Medicine open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Literature and Medicine? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Literature and Medicine has an h-index of 33 and a 2-year mean of 0.16 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #318 of 1,079 Scopus journals in Literature and Literary Theory.
Literature and Medicine published 37 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
Are there integrity warnings for Literature and 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
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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