Journal of Medical Systems
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127 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
Journal of Medical Systems provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of the increasingly extensive applications of new systems techniques and methods in hospital clinic and physician's office administration; pathology radiology and pharmaceutical delivery systems; medical records storage and retrieval; and ancillary patient-support systems. The journal publishes informative articles essays and studies across the entire scale of medical systems from large hospital programs to novel small-scale medical services. Education is an integral part of this amalgamation of sciences and selected articles are published in this area. Since existing medical systems are constantly being modified to fit particular circumstances and to solve specific problems the journal includes a special section devoted to status reports on current installations.
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HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
MEDICAL INFORMATICS
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
MEDICAL INFORMATICS
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Medical Systems (acronym: joms, abbr: J MED SYST, ISSN: 0148-5598) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Springer US in United States since 1977. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 8.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.299 (Q1), an H-index of 127.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 100 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,362 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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