Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
ISSN 1547-1896 · eISSN 0893-7400 · Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. · UNITED STATES
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.85; JCR Q3 (journal website); subscription journal; 154 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is published by Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Nursing Roles and Practices, Primary Care and Health Outcomes and Global Health Workforce Issues, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This study aimed to assess the annual proportion of emergency department (ED) visits resulting in hospital admission and to compare mean ED wait times before seeing a provider among patients cared for by a physician only, an advanced practice provider (APP) working with a physician, or an APP only from 2004 through 2021.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Richard W. DehnPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Nursing Roles and PracticesHealth Professions19.2%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions17.1%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions8.1%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.7%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions3.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine3.8%
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical OutcomesMedicine2.9%
- Healthcare Systems and TechnologyBusiness, Management and Accounting2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL · rank 195/336
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 0.85LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 335OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.69%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,836 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 104 | 3 | 11 |
| 2025 | 154 | 2 | 92 |
| 2024 | 196 | 4 | 263 |
| 2023 | 228 | 7 | 430 |
| 2022 | 214 | 7 | 489 |
| 2021 | 207 | 7 | 757 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1547-1896
- Electronic ISSN
- 0893-7400
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
What CAS zone is JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.85; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 39.
What JCR quartile is JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Q3 (195/336). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants open access, and what is the APC?
JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .