ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1981–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.7
SJR · SCImago
0.907
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
129
Best quartile
Q2 · 73rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 87 / 330 | 73rd | Q2 |
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Medical Decision Making
Medical Decision Making is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 4.7), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Inc..
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ISSN 0272-989XVerify ISSN ↗1552-681XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Inc.
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
4.7
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,400 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Medical Decision Making indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1981–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 4.7.
What quartile is Medical Decision Making in Scopus?
Medical Decision Making is Q2 in Health Policy (rank 87 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Medical Decision Making?
Medical Decision Making 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 4.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.907, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 129.
How much does it cost to publish in Medical Decision Making?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,400 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Medical Decision Making and what is its ISSN?
Medical Decision Making is published by SAGE Publications Inc. Its print ISSN is 0272-989X and its online ISSN is 1552-681X.
Is Medical Decision Making covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Medical Decision Making in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Medical Decision Making open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Medical Decision Making? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Medical Decision Making has an h-index of 166 and a 2-year mean of 1.91 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #120 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
166
h-index
1.91
2-yr mean citations
2,036
i10-index
3,952
works indexed
155,477
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,400
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#120 of 327 Top 37% Health Policy
Medical Decision Making published 100 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 137. 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 Medical Decision Making? — latest 92 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 92 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from United States (40.6%), United Kingdom (13.1%) and Netherlands (10.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Medical Decision Making? — 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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