Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
ISSN 0098-7484 · eISSN 1538-3598 · American Medical Association · UNITED STATES · Weekly
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 64.95; subscription journal; review about 2 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 20%; 1,837 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is published by American Medical Association and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Healthcare Policy and Management, History of Medical Practice and Pharmaceutical industry and healthcare, together about 30.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine10.8%
- Pharmaceutical industry and healthcarePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.2%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine5.4%
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions4.8%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions4.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering4.5%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
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
- 64.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 26LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 5.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 10.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 622LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1,018OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 63,105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 196LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 354,256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,415 | 218 | 1,568 |
| 2025 | 1,837 | 350 | 14,073 |
| 2024 | 1,865 | 403 | 32,798 |
| 2023 | 1,851 | 541 | 50,743 |
| 2022 | 1,695 | 583 | 56,942 |
| 2021 | 1,709 | 582 | 103,488 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 2 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 20%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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
- American Medical Association
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- ISSN
- 0098-7484
- Electronic ISSN
- 1538-3598
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
What CAS zone is JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 64.95; CiteScore 26, h-index 1018.
How long does peer review take at JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION?
Authors report an average review time of about 2 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 20%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION open access, and what is the APC?
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .