Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
JMIR Medical Education
ISSN 2369-3762 · JMIR Publications Inc. · Canada
JMIR Medical Education: CAS Zone 3 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 13.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,750; median 153 days to acceptance (112 articles, last 24 months); 200 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JMIR Medical Education is published by JMIR Publications Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Education 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, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Innovations in Medical Education, together about 37.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JMIR Medical Education is an open access, PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed journal focusing on technology, innovation, and openness in medical education. This includes e-learning and virtual training, which has gained critical relevance in the (post-)COVID world. Another focus is on how to train health professionals to use digital tools. We publish original research, reviews, viewpoint, and policy papers on innovation and technology in medical education. As an open access journal, we have a special interest in open and free tools and digital learning objects for medical education and urge authors to make their tools and learning objects freely available (we may also publish them as a Multimedia Appendix). We also invite submissions of non-conventional articles (e.g., open medical education material and software resources that are not yet evaluated but free for others to use/implement). In our "Students' Corner," we invite students and trainees from various health professions to submit short essays and viewpoints on all aspects of medical education, particularly suggestions on improving medical education and suggestions for new technologies, applications, and approaches. Need help choosing a journal? Use our Journal Finder tool to find the perfect match for your manuscript. Get Started
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Editor-in-chief Proposals Theme IssuesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 4, Italy 4, Singapore 3, New Zealand 2, United States 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine15.7%
- Simulation-Based Education in HealthcareMedicine11.3%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine10.5%
- Social Media in Health EducationSocial Sciences7.5%
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic SkillsMedicine7.1%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions4.4%
- Digital Mental Health InterventionsPsychology3.5%
- Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMedicine3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Education, Scientific Disciplines | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPMCPublisher 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
- 13.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 16LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 16Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 393OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 175LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 994 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 203 | 203 | 221 |
| 2025 | 200 | 200 | 1,411 |
| 2024 | 151 | 151 | 3,146 |
| 2023 | 125 | 125 | 9,258 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | 1,282 |
| 2021 | 81 | 81 | 2,378 |
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
153 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (112 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 191 days
- Sample
- 112 articles with submission and acceptance dates (439 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 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 2,750 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,873 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,985 | Yes | — |
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
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship
ORCID required for all authors at time of publication Model summary
JMIR Publications requires that all authors / coauthors have an ORCID (a unique researcher identifier) at the time of publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Misconduct investigated per COPE guidance Model summary
Scientific, research, or publication misconduct are subject to investigation according to COPE guidance.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Preprints Open for Peer Review
AMA Manual of Style 11th Edition required Model summary
2026-09-10 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Virtual reality-based simulation training of non-technical skills in healthcare professionals: an exploratory multi-study on self-efficacy and autonomous motivation Open Peer Review Period: September 11, 2026 - November 06, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-09-06 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work only; no duplicate submission Model summary
Manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they have not been published previously in print or electronic format and are not under consideration by another print or electronic publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints Open for Peer Review
2026-09-10 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Virtual reality-based simulation training of non-technical skills in healthcare professionals: an exploratory multi-study on self-efficacy and autonomous motivation Open Peer Review Period: September 11, 2026 - November 06, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-09-06 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on…
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
- JMIR Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- Canada
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2369-3762
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JMIR Medical Education
What CAS zone is JMIR Medical Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JMIR Medical Education is in Zone 3 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education, Scientific Disciplines. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JMIR Medical Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 13.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 16, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at JMIR Medical Education?
Based on the dates recorded on 112 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 153 days (interquartile range 91–212 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 JMIR Medical Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: AMA; 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 JMIR Medical Education based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (4), Italy (4) and Singapore (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JMIR Medical Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JMIR Medical Education is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JMIR Medical Education open access, and what is the APC?
JMIR Medical Education is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,750.
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: .