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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,726CAS 3区Hybrid

Medical Care Research and Review

Abbreviation (ISO):MED CARE RES REV
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 1.182•SCImago Rank: #3,726•Identifier (ISSN):1077-5587(Print)/1552-6801(Online)•Articles / Year: 79•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,509 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.7
↑ +0.5

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
77

77 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
79articles/year
21.95% Gold OA•79.49% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.7)
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20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.971)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.929)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.212)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.577)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.315)
🔵 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

Medical Care Research and Review (MCRR) is a peer-reviewed bi-monthly journal containing critical reviews of literature on organizational structure, economics, and the financing of health and medical care systems. MCRR also includes original empirical and theoretical research and trends to enable policy makers to make informed decisions, as well as to identify health care trends. This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Average time from submission to first decision: 25 days

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine87.6%Political science79.9%Economics79.8%Law78%Economic growth68.2%Health care66%Business55.3%Nursing50%Family medicine41.6%Computer science41%Psychology40.3%Sociology37.2%Biology36.8%Philosophy30.9%Pathology30.6%Mathematics30.1%Physics29.6%Environmental health24.2%Statistics23.5%Epistemology23.5%Quantum mechanics23.5%Psychiatry22.2%Internal medicine21.9%Demography21.5%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #3,726Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1944-1954, 1963-1971, 1974-1975, 1978-1990, 1993-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.182

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
101

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.28

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,509 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations519
3-Year Documents166
Citable Documents166

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)6

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate65.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Health PolicyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1995
Editorial Address
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, USA, CA, 91320
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCRSCIE
82/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCRSSCI
45/125Q2
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
JCISCIE
94/194Q2
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES
JCISSCI
70/125Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—293
20252.24179
20242.438189
20232.546456
20222.97139521
20213.92951806
20203.21258904
20192.577481,152
20182.315401,036
2017—551,541
2016—531,840
2015—561,501
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Medical Care Research and Review

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 4.2%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-09-28