Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
Journal of Investigative Medicine
ISSN 1081-5589 · eISSN 1708-8267 · SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Journal of Investigative Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,900; review about 133 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: about 5%; 121 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Investigative Medicine is published by SAGE PUBLICATIONS 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 Health and Medical Research Impacts, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, together about 25.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Investigative Medicine (JIM) is the official publication of the American Federation for Medical Research (AFMR). The journal is peer-reviewed and publishes high-quality original articles and reviews in the areas of basic, translational and clinical research. JIM publishes on all topics and specialty areas that are critical to the conduct of the entire spectrum of biomedical research, from the translation of clinical observations at the bedside to basic and animal research to clinical research and the implementation of innovative medical care. In addition, we meet the academic needs of our AFMR membership by addressing topics of academic challenges and career development. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Editor-in-chief Mark SchweitzerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 65, India 3, Mainland China 2, Türkiye 2, Japan 1 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Medical Research ImpactsMedicine9.9%
- Neonatal Respiratory Health ResearchMedicine8.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.2%
- Advances in Oncology and RadiotherapyMedicine4.4%
- Diet and metabolism studiesMedicine4.2%
- Hormonal Regulation and HypertensionMedicine3.9%
- Science, Research, and MedicineMedicine3.7%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
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 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 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 3 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | 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 |
| Minor | Medicine, Research & Experimental | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,218OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 106LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 15,054 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 96 | 10 | 18 |
| 2025 | 121 | 9 | 125 |
| 2024 | 105 | 27 | 394 |
| 2023 | 133 | 20 | 740 |
| 2022 | 107 | 30 | 893 |
| 2021 | 217 | 54 | 2,193 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
133 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 24 months
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 5%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9.1%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 133 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,900 / GBP 2,859 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- brief reportOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- letters to the editorLetters to the Editor commenting on published articles may be submitted. These comments should be directed at confirming the results (from a different approach)…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- meta-analysisOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…Length not stated
- narrative reviewOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- original research articleOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal Research Original Research submissions should not exceed 5,000 words and six figures or tables (not including abstract, keywords, key messages summary,…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
Email alerts available for latest table of contents and new online articles Model summary
There are no fees payable to submit or publish in this journal. Optional open access publishing is available for a fee via the Sage Choice program, and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. Open Access agreement …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single anonymized peer review Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Single-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1081-5589
- Electronic ISSN
- 1708-8267
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Investigative Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Investigative Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Investigative Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal / Medicine, Research & Experimental. 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 Journal of Investigative Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 5.1, h-index 89.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Investigative Medicine?
The publisher reports about 133 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 24 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 5%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9.1%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Investigative Medicine based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (65), India (3) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Investigative Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Investigative Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Investigative Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Investigative Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,900.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .