Journal profile · MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JMA Journal
ISSN 2433-328X · eISSN 2433-3298
JMA Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 82 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); 298 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JMA Journal 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 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Academic Writing and Publishing and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 24% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine9.8%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities7.7%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine6.5%
- Nutrition and Health in AgingMedicine5.4%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.4%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4%
- Diversity and Career in MedicineSocial Sciences4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 176LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,001 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 197 | 197 | 731 |
| 2025 | 298 | 298 | 960 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 766 |
| 2023 | 105 | 105 | 487 |
| 2022 | 93 | 93 | 412 |
| 2021 | 76 | 76 | 191 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 135 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 64 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 146 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (435 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".
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- ISSN
- 2433-328X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2433-3298
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JMA Journal
What CAS zone is JMA Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JMA Journal 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.
How long does peer review take at JMA Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 48–135 days). 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 JMA Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JMA Journal is indexed in ESCI.
Is JMA Journal open access, and what is the APC?
JMA Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .