JAMA Internal Medicine Journal Citation Rate 2026
2168-6106
eISSN 2168-6114
American Medical Association
US
Q1 Quartile Top Tier
About JAMA Internal Medicine
JAMA Internal Medicine (JIM) is a peer-reviewed academic journal, published by American Medical Association in US. It is catalogued under ISSN 2168-6106 (electronic ISSN 2168-6114).
JAMA Internal Medicine Citation Rate 2026 — In Context
JAMA Internal Medicine has a 2025 2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) of 6.55, placing it in the Q1 quartile. This is the average number of citations the journal's recent articles received over a two-year window, computed from OpenAlex open citation data — not a OpenAlex Journal Impact Factor.
JAMA Internal Medicine operates a subscription-based publishing model — readers access articles through institutional subscriptions or pay-per-view.
Researchers looking to publish in JAMA Internal Medicine should review the journal's submission tips and verify the latest indexing status against Scopus, DOAJ, and Web of Science using our indexing tracker. To compare JAMA Internal Medicine against similar journals in the field, use our journal comparison tool.
| ISSN (Print) | 2168-6106 |
|---|---|
| ISSN (Online) | 2168-6114 |
| Publisher | American Medical Association |
| Country | United States |
| APC / Cost | Inquire with Publisher |
| h-index | 260 |
| Total Works | 7,970 |
| Total Citations | 321,120 |
| 2-yr Mean Citedness | 6.86 (OpenAlex) |
In-depth profile & metrics
JAMA Internal Medicine is published by American Medical Association and based in United States.
Editorially, JAMA Internal Medicine concentrates on Healthcare cost, quality, practices, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Healthcare Policy and Management.
JAMA Internal Medicine is indexed in OpenAlex. OpenAlex tracking provides an open, citable record of its output even where commercial indexing is absent.
OpenAlex records 7,970 works that have together drawn 321,120 citations, giving the journal an h-index of 260; its most recent citation rate stands at 6.552; OpenAlex puts its two-year mean citedness at 6.86.
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Citation Rate
Historical Trend
Initial data points onlyCitation Rate by Year
| Year | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.552 | 2-Year Mean Citedness (OpenAlex) |
Metrics are sourced from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Scopus and reflect the latest data we hold. The headline figure is a 2-year citation rate (OpenAlex), not a Clarivate Impact Factor. Always verify against the journal's official site before relying on it. See our Methodology or report a correction.
Works Published per Year (2014–2025)
Annual publication volume sourced from OpenAlex. Current year omitted (partial data).
Publication & citation history by year
| Year | Works published | Citations received |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 463 | 2,297 |
| 2024 | 495 | 5,826 |
| 2023 | 435 | 10,543 |
| 2022 | 374 | 8,405 |
| 2021 | 490 | 13,786 |
| 2020 | 568 | 44,100 |
| 2019 | 605 | 22,489 |
| 2018 | 610 | 24,979 |
| 2017 | 665 | 27,074 |
| 2016 | 667 | 38,292 |
| 2015 | 671 | 38,566 |
| 2014 | 659 | 34,860 |
Journal at a Glance
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Last updated: Mar 15, 2026
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