Journal profile · Medicine, General & Internal
New England Journal of Medicine
ISSN 0028-4793 · eISSN 1533-4406 · Massachussetts Medical Society · UNITED STATES · Weekly
New England Journal of Medicine: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 83.43; subscription journal; review about 1 month (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 8.75%; 987 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New England Journal of Medicine is published by Massachussetts Medical Society and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Medical History and Innovations, together about 30.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research and review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine, General & Internal
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.4%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering10.8%
- Medical History and InnovationsArts and Humanities7.4%
- Legal case studies and regulationsSocial Sciences6.2%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine6.1%
- History of Medical PracticeMedicine5.9%
- Medical Imaging and Pathology StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 83.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 74.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 18.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 14.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 933LetPub ·
- h-index
- 1,514OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 46,254OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 32.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 303LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 191,415 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 768 | 71 | 2,849 |
| 2025 | 987 | 158 | 23,996 |
| 2024 | 1,056 | 239 | 63,471 |
| 2023 | 1,059 | 328 | 88,893 |
| 2022 | 1,111 | 469 | 128,752 |
| 2021 | 1,127 | 480 | 204,899 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 8.75%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Publisher
- Massachussetts Medical Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Weekly
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
- Electronic ISSN
- 1533-4406
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New England Journal of Medicine
What CAS zone is New England Journal of Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New England Journal of Medicine is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of New England Journal of Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 83.43; CiteScore 74.8, h-index 1514.
How long does peer review take at New England Journal of Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 8.75%”. 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 New England Journal of Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New England Journal of Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is New England Journal of Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
New England Journal of Medicine is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .