Southern Medical Journal
Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports
69 papers with at least that number of citations each
State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring
Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)
HĐGSNN Score History
By article publication year| Year | Max Score | Evaluation Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.9) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2025 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.8) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2024 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2023 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 1.1) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2022 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.81) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2021 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.954) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2020 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.808) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2019 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.871) | 🔵 Computed |
| 2018 | 1.50đ | WoS Q3(IF: 0.854) | 🔵 Computed |
Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.
Aims & Scope
As the official journal of the Birmingham, Alabama-based Southern Medical Association (SMA), the Southern Medical Journal (SMJ) has for more than 100 years provided the latest clinical information in areas that affect patients' daily lives. Now delivered to individuals exclusively online, the SMJ has a multidisciplinary focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to physicians and other healthcare specialists in all relevant aspects of the profession, including medicine and medical specialties, surgery and surgery specialties; child and maternal health; mental health; emergency and disaster medicine; public health and environmental medicine; bioethics and medical education; and quality health care, patient safety, and best practices. Each month, articles span the spectrum of medical topics, providing timely, up-to-the-minute information for both primary care physicians and specialists. Contributors include leaders in the healthcare field from across the country and around the world. The SMJ enables physicians to provide the best possible care to patients in this age of rapidly changing modern medicine.
SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence
Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact
Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.
Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.
Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.
Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.
Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window
Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.
Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
Citations in government and international policy documents
Percentage of female authors published in the journal
Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.
Scopus Subject Categories
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history
Publishing & Editorial Information
Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications
WoS Categories & Quartiles
Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate
| Category | Index | Rank | Quartile |
|---|---|---|---|
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | JCRSCIE | 195/336 | Q3 |
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL | JCISCIE | 192/336 | Q3 |
Annual Historical Statistics & Publications
Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution
| Year | Impact Factor | Articles / Year | Total Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | 89 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0.8 | 140 | 53 |
| 2024 | 1 | 131 | 142 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 146 | 394 |
| 2022 | 0.81 | 148 | 460 |
| 2021 | 0.954 | 153 | 925 |
| 2020 | 0.808 | 140 | 724 |
| 2019 | 0.871 | 140 | 747 |
| 2018 | 0.854 | 175 | 1,515 |
| 2017 | — | 167 | 1,608 |
| 2016 | — | 190 | 1,418 |
| 2015 | — | 177 | 1,816 |
Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations
Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)
Clarivate IF trend for Southern Medical Journal
Total Cites vs Self-Cites
Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach
Citations per Document
Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years
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