Journal profile · Medicine-Health Informatics
JAMIA Open
ISSN 2574-2531 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
JAMIA Open: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,582; median 180 days to acceptance (114 articles, last 24 months); 168 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JAMIA Open is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Electronic Health Records Systems, Machine Learning in Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, together about 42.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A single-blind peer-review, online-only, and Gold Open Access journal, JAMIA Open provides a global forum for the publication of novel research and insights in the major areas of informatics for biomedicine and health (e.g., translational bioinformatics, clinical research informatics, clinical informatics, public health informatics, and consumer health informatics), as well as related areas such as data science, qualitative research, and implementation science. JAMIA Open articles, which include application notes, database notes, and patient/community perspectives, alongside original research, reflect the broad diversity of the field of informatics community, focusing on the intersection of informatics, health, communication, and technology, and how that intersection can support patient care through research, practice, and education. JAMIA Open authors are encouraged to make data and source code accessible through publicly accessible repositories that can be cited using digital object identifiers. Accepted manuscripts will be required to have a patient/community facing abstract that highlights key findings. Indexing Services The journal is committed to the wide dissemination of its content. The impact of a published paper begins with its circulation to those interested in the research. JAMIA Open has been added to PubMed Central (PMC) and Scopus. The indexing of the journal into PMC also ensures that journal articles are discoverable through the PubMed platform. Scopus provides analytics such as the journal's h-index scores, CiteScores, SCImago Journal Ranking, and a Source Normalized Impact per paper. As of May 2021, JAMIA Open has also been added to the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI). Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 4.7 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 3.9 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 5.8 About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in JAMIA Open are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, American Medical Informatics Association, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, American Medical Informatics Association, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Informatics
Editor-in-chief Neil SarkarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, Australia 1, Netherlands 1 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Electronic Health Records SystemsHealth Professions20.9%
- Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science12.1%
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine9.8%
- Biomedical Text Mining and OntologiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions5.3%
- Topic ModelingComputer Science4.1%
- Sepsis Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Medical Informatics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 375OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.42OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 170LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,072 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 182 | 182 | 62 |
| 2025 | 168 | 168 | 767 |
| 2024 | 170 | 170 | 1,468 |
| 2023 | 116 | 116 | 2,484 |
| 2022 | 115 | 115 | 1,793 |
| 2021 | 116 | 116 | 1,921 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
180 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 257 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (114 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 213 days
- Sample
- 114 articles with submission and acceptance dates (428 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,582 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,762 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,582 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,625 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted16, with length limits
- brief communicationArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- brief communicationsBrief Communications are short articles, describingLength not stated
- case reportCase Reports describe the experience of an institution or consortium in implementing information systems or informatics methods. Word count: up to 2000 words. S…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- correspondenceCorrespondence articles contain letters to the editor, with requests for clarification or criticism from readers, and rebuttals from authors. Word count: up to …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- database noteDescriptions of databases that make data available to support biomedical or health endeavors.Length not stated
- editorialJAMIA Open considers publication of any original manuscript in biomedical and health informatics. This includes informatics manuscripts in the areas of: transla…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorials and highlightsEditorials and Highlights are commissioned articles.Length not stated
- hypothesisArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …Length not stated
- meta-analysisArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …Length not stated
- perspectivePerspectives report on the views of an organization or opinion leaders on topics of importance to the readers, including new policies and regulations, new direc…main text ≤ 2,000 words · abstract ≤ 150 words
- research and applicationsResearch and Applications articles describe original work in the formulation, implementation, or evaluation of informatics-based studies and investigations.Length not stated
- reviewArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …main text ≤ 4,000 words · abstract ≤ 250 words
- review articleArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …Length not stated
- reviewsReview articles contain systematic or scoping reviews of the literature or concise tutorials on topics of broad interest to the readers.Length not stated
- systematic reviewArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …Length not stated
- tutorialArticle types and word counts JAMIA Open word limits exclude materials in Acknowledgments and in References sections. Supplemental materials such as additional …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. The Journal will contact all listed authors at the point of submission to confirm their role. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
If any of the Editors feel that there is likely to be a perception of a conflict of interest in relation to their handling of a submission or book for review, for example if the author is at the same institution as the Editor, they will declare it to the other editors or editorial board, and the submission or review will be handled by one of the other editors. As part of the online submission proc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data archiving: authors may deposit data in Dryad at no charge; all analyses must be repeatable using archived data. Model summary
JAMIA Open authors can deposit their data in a public repository, known as Dryad, at no charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
JAMIA Open is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access licence immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access licence and will need to sign a licence agreement if your paper is accepted for publication. Details of the open access licences and open access charges. Journal (required) Plea…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Similarity Check / iThenticate; manuscripts may also be screened for integrity issues. Model summary
Papers submitted to the journal will be screened for plagiarism using Similarity Check / iThenticate plagiarism detection tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Charges, Licenses, and Self-Archiving Policy
Open Access JAMIA Open is a fully open access journal, and all articles are published in the journal under an open access licence immediately upon publication. You will need to pay an open access charge to publish under an open access licence and will need to sign a licence agreement if your paper is accepted for publication. Details of the open access licences and open access charges. Journal (re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2574-2531
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JAMIA Open
What CAS zone is JAMIA Open in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JAMIA Open is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Medical Informatics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JAMIA Open?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at JAMIA Open?
Based on the dates recorded on 114 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 180 days (interquartile range 110–257 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of JAMIA Open?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of JAMIA Open based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), Australia (1) and Netherlands (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JAMIA Open?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JAMIA Open is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JAMIA Open open access, and what is the APC?
JAMIA Open is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,582.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .