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Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence
ISSN 2617-2496
Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence: impact factor 3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 1,390; 67 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence's largest topics are Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and AI in cancer detection, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence (JMAI, J Med Artif Intell, Online ISSN 2617-2496) is a peer-reviewed and open access journal that publishes articles from a wide variety of new research and innovative ideas in medical artificial intelligence. Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence has been indexed by Web of Science [Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)] and Scopus, and received its first impact factor of 3 for the year 2025.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 3 in mainland China (about 6%); most named United States 23, United Kingdom 4, Italy 4, Mainland China 3, Australia 3 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and EducationMedicine26.9%
- Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical ImagingMedicine12.7%
- AI in cancer detectionComputer Science6.9%
- Machine Learning in HealthcareComputer Science6.9%
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AIMedicine5.8%
- Artificial Intelligence in HealthcareHealth Professions5%
- Medical Imaging and AnalysisEngineering3.7%
- Retinal Imaging and AnalysisMedicine2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceScopusPublisher 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)
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.16OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 10 |
| 2025 | 67 | 67 | 186 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 388 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 305 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 179 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 1,390 | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–450 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted15, with length limits
- case reportManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…references ≤ 35
- case report: imdt cornerCase Report: iMDT Corner 6,000 max. Structured with Background, Case Description, and Conclusions; 200–350 words 3–5 Structured as Introduction, Case Presentati…main text ≤ 6,000 words · references ≤ 35
- case seriesCase Series 2,500 max. Structured with Background, Case Description, and Conclusions; 200–350 words 3–5 Structured as Introduction, Case Presentation, Discussio…references ≤ 35
- clinical practice guidelineClinical Practice Guideline No limit Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; 200–350 words 3–5 Include Introduction, Methods, main body* …Length not stated
- clinical practice review-Clinical Practice Review 6,000 max. Unstructured; 200–350 words 3–5 Structured as Introduction, main body*, and Conclusions. No limit No limit Downloadmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- expert consensusExpert Consensus No limit Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; 200–350 words 3–5 Include Introduction, Methods, main body* (Contain cl…Length not stated
- literature reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- mini-review-Mini-Review 3,000 max. Unstructured; 200–350 words 3–5 Unstructured 30 max. 3 max. NALength not stated
- narrative/literature review-Narrative/Literature Review 6,000 max. Structured with Background and Objective, Methods, Key Content and Findings, and Conclusions; 200–350 words 3–5 Include …main text ≤ 6,000 words
- original articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- review articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- scoping review-Scoping Review 6,000 max. Structured with Background, Methods, Results, and Conclusions; 200–350 words 3–5 Structured as Introduction, Methods, Results, Discus…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- surgical techniqueSurgical Technique 5,500 max. Unstructured; 200–350 words 3–5 Structured as Introduction, Preoperative Preparations and Requirements, Step-by-step Description, …Length not stated
- systematic reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Development of consensus-based rules for AI-assisted Clinical Trial Agreement review: a Delphi study
Younan Li, Jingjing Wang, Qiyu Guo, Lianzhu He, Baitian Zhao, Yi Zhang, Guangjun Guan, Ran Xu, Jintao Liang, Ye Cao Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence 2026; 9: 59 . (30 July 2026) PDF Full Text (144) Data Sharing Statement Peer Review File COI Form Open Access
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship 3.2 Authorship and Author contributions
3.2.1 AuthorshipAuthors should meet all four of the ICMJE’s authorship criteria listed below for authorship (1):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Adheres to ICMJE Recommendations, COPE Code of Conduct, and WAME policy. Model summary
JMAI adheres to the ICMJE’s Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly work in Medical Journals (1), COPE’s Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors (2), and WAME’s policy (3) for generating this author instruction.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
For specifications, please refer to: https://jmai.amegroups.org/page/about/copyright-and-permission
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Implementation of transparent peer review at Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence (JMAI)
With a commitment to openness and accountability, and to increase the level of transparency throughout our peer review process, our editorial office has decided to implement a transparent peer review process as an option for all manuscripts submitted to JMAI from March 19, 2020. Read More>>
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
- ISSN
- 2617-2496
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence
What is the impact factor of Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 20.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–450 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Vancouver; Highlights: 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 Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 3 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), United Kingdom (4) and Italy (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Medical Artificial Intelligence is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,390.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .