JAMA Internal Medicine Journal Citation Rate 2026

ISSN 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
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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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Frequently Asked Questions about JAMA Internal Medicine

The current impact factor of JAMA Internal Medicine is 6.552.

No, JAMA Internal Medicine is not an open access journal.

JAMA Internal Medicine is published by American Medical Association.

JAMA Internal Medicine is not currently listed in the major indexes we track (Scopus, DOAJ, Web of Science). This is not evidence of predatory practice — many legitimate new or regional journals are not yet indexed — but you should verify its peer-review process, editorial board, and indexing directly with the publisher before submitting.

The ISSN of JAMA Internal Medicine is 2168-6106. Its electronic ISSN (eISSN) is 2168-6114.

JAMA Internal Medicine sits in the Q1 quartile based on its latest impact factor of 6.55, ranked across all journals in our database.
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Updated March 2026

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Predatory Check
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Citation Rate
6.552
2-Year Citation Rate (OpenAlex) · 2025
Historical Trend
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Citation 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
YearWorks publishedCitations 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
7,970
Total Works
321,120
Total Citations
260
h-index
6.86
2-Yr Mean Citedness

Source: OpenAlex — refreshed daily.

Top Research Topics

The areas where JAMA Internal Medicine most frequently publishes, ranked by article volume. Click a topic to see the best journals for it.

736 works
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
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710 works
Healthcare Policy and Management
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Last updated: Mar 15, 2026

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