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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q2SCImago #5,771CAS 3区Hybrid

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Abbreviation (ISO):J KOREAN MED SCI
Country: South Korea•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.902•SCImago Rank: #5,771•Identifier (ISSN):1011-8934(Print)/1598-6357(Online)•Articles / Year: 319•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,262 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q1
3.2
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
56

56 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
319articles/year
97.98% Gold OA•93.14% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.2)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.5)
🔵 Computed
20223.00đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 5.0(IF: 5.354)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.153)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.716)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.588)
🔵 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

The Journal of Korean Medical Science (JKMS) is an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal of medicine published weekly in English. The Journal’s publisher is the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences (KAMS), Korean Medical Association (KMA). JKMS aims to publish evidence-based, scientific research articles from various disciplines of the medical sciences. The Journal welcomes articles of general interest to medical researchers especially when they contain original information. Articles on the clinical evaluation of drugs and other therapies, epidemiologic studies of the general population, studies on pathogenic organisms and toxic materials, and the toxicities and adverse effects of therapeutics are welcome.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98.7%Biology87.7%Internal medicine84.3%Pathology65.2%Genetics55.3%Surgery48.8%Chemistry43.7%Biochemistry39.3%Psychology36.1%Immunology32.6%Endocrinology32.3%Psychiatry29.4%Radiology27.9%Mathematics25.4%Physics22.3%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,771Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1986-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.902

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
94

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.83

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,262 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,008
3-Year Documents1,082
Citable Documents997

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate41.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

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MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
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
Korean Academy of Medical Science
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1986
Editorial Address
KOREAN ACAD MEDICAL SCIENCES, 302 75 DONG DU ICHON, DONG YONGSAN KU, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, 140 031
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
68/336Q1
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
67/336Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—30348
20252.3316729
202433722,080
20234.54273,677
20225.3543634,425
20212.1533456,366
2020—42813,014
20191.7163445,280
20181.5883245,704
2017—3328,080
2016—3828,914
2015—3107,140
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Korean Medical Science

WoS Q1
135720182019202120222023202420252.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

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: 2026-10-01