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Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Abbreviation (ISO):J CHIN MED ASSOC
Country: Taiwan•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.455•SCImago Rank: #12,907•Identifier (ISSN):1726-4901(Print)•Articles / Year: 161•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,946 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
2.3
↓ -0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate21.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
161articles/year
98.99% Gold OA•88.27% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.3)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.9)
🔵 Computed
20232.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3)
🔵 Computed
20222.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 3.396)
🔵 Computed
20212.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.743)
🔵 Computed
20202.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.17)
🔵 Computed
20192.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.894)
🔵 Computed
20182.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.66)
🔵 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

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, previously known as the Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei), has a long history of publishing scientific papers and has continuously made substantial contribution in the understanding and progress of a broad range of biomedical sciences. It is published monthly by Wolters Kluwer Health and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), MEDLINE®, Index Medicus, EMBASE, CAB Abstracts, Sociedad Iberoamericana de Informacion Cientifica (SIIC) Data Bases, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Global Health. JCMA is the official and open access journal of the Chinese Medical Association, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China and is an international forum for scholarly reports in medicine, surgery, dentistry and basic research in biomedical science. As a vehicle of communication and education among physicians and scientists, the journal is open to the use of diverse methodological approaches. Reports of professional practice will need to demonstrate academic robustness and scientific rigor. Outstanding scholars are invited to give their update reviews on the perspectives of the evidence-based science in the related research field. Article types accepted include review articles, original articles, case reports, brief communications and letters to the editor

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine94.5%Biology75%Internal medicine70.7%Surgery53.2%Pathology48.2%Genetics42.4%Radiology33.4%Chemistry32.9%Psychology32.1%Biochemistry29.1%Psychiatry25.7%Endocrinology25.7%Physics22.3%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,907Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2003-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.455

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
58

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.99

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,946 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations991
3-Year Documents557
Citable Documents473

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate39.5%

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)Q3

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
15.5周
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
26周
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
Elsevier Taiwan LLC
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2003
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SINGAPORE PTE LTD, 3 KILLINEY ROAD 08-01, WINSLAND HOUSE 1, SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE, 239519
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCRSCIE
99/336Q2
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
JCISCIE
82/336Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—8434
20252.4133439
20241.9158566
202331951,575
20223.3961851,255
20212.7432031,895
20202.172384,919
20191.8942332,587
20181.661511,456
2017—2425,669
2016—1852,488
2015—1712,277
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

WoS Q2
1234201820192020202120222023202420252.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 21.1%

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: 2026-09-29