ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #1,314Hybrid

Jmir Mental Health

Abbreviation (ISO):JMIR MENT HEALTH
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Identifier (ISSN):2368-7959(Print)
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Publisher:JMIR Publications Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
7.4↑ +1.6
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2020–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Jmir Mental Health

WoS Q1
257103.5420204.3920216.3320225.220234.820245.820257.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):7.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.091
#1,314

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate4.2%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
188articles/year
99.22% Gold OA•75.76% Original Research

Aims & Scope

JMIR Mental Health (JMH, ISSN 2368-7959) is a PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed sister journal of JMIR, the leading eHealth journal (Impact Factor 2016: 5.175). JMIR Mental Health focusses on digital health and Internet interventions, technologies and electronic innovations (software and hardware) for mental health, addictions, online counselling and behaviour change. This includes formative evaluation and system descriptions, theoretical papers, review papers, viewpoint/vision papers, and rigorous evaluations.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine97.9%Psychology97.3%Psychiatry90.7%Psychotherapist70.1%Nursing58.6%Political science58.5%Law58%Computer science54.2%Mental health54%Economics51.8%Clinical psychology51.7%Biology49.4%Internal medicine43.7%Psychological intervention43.7%Pathology43.4%Sociology40%Economic growth33.9%Social psychology32.8%Health care31.4%Mathematics30.1%Anxiety28.3%Statistics27%World Wide Web26.1%Neuroscience24.6%Philosophy24%Intervention (counseling)22.5%Operating system22.4%Surgery21.9%Social science21.5%Anthropology20.4%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

PSYCHIATRY

Q1
Rank20/293
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

PSYCHIATRY

Q1
Rank20/293
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF7.4
Articles / Year110
Total Citations99
2025
IF5.8
Articles / Year147
Total Citations1,611
2024
IF4.8
Articles / Year143
Total Citations3,038
2023
IF5.2
Articles / Year113
Total Citations2,838
2022
IF6.332
Articles / Year118
Total Citations4,627

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #1,314Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.091

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
8.04

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,662 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,153
3-Year Documents359
Citable Documents358

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 Rate54.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

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)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区PSYCHIATRY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Jmir Mental Health (abbr: JMIR MENT HEALTH, ISSN: 2368-7959) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by JMIR Publications Inc. in Canada. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 7.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.091 (Q1), an H-index of 78.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 188 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,662 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
JMIR Publications Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
130 QUEENS QUAY E, STE 1102, TORONTO, CANADA, ON, M5A 0P6

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01