ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #3,608Top JournalHybrid

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Acronym:jamda
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Abbreviation (ISO):J AM MED DIR ASSOC
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Identifier (ISSN):1525-8610(Print)/1538-9375(Online)
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Publisher:Elsevier Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↓ -0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

WoS Q2
257105.3320184.920194.3720204.6720217.820227.620234.220243.820253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.205
#3,608

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
147

147 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
384articles/year
23.19% Gold OA•87.63% Original Research

Aims & Scope

JAMDA is the official journal of the American Medical Directors Association. Subscribe to JAMDA or join AMDA and receive JAMDA as a member benefit. Committed to the continuous improvement of the quality of patient care through education, advocacy, information, and professional development for health care professionals, the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association provides bimonthly coverage of the issues most important to healthcare professionals providing long-term care. Peer-reviewed articles include original studies, reviews, clinical experience articles, case reports, and more.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine99.8%Internal medicine51.3%Nursing48.7%Psychology48.6%Biology46.3%Pathology44.9%Psychiatry42.7%Gerontology29.5%Political science28.1%Law27.9%Mathematics26.9%Economics25.1%Statistics23.7%Surgery23%Nursing homes21.4%Disease20.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Q2
Rank33/72
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY

Q3
Rank38/73
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year401
Total Citations54
2025
IF3.8
Articles / Year512
Total Citations739
2024
IF4.2
Articles / Year545
Total Citations2,134
2023
IF7.6
Articles / Year537
Total Citations3,484
2022
IF7.802
Articles / Year420
Total Citations4,866

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #3,608Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2001-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.205

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.94

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,634 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations3,726
3-Year Documents1,157
Citable Documents941

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate53.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1
Health PolicyQ1
Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1
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: 7.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY
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

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (acronym: jamda, abbr: J AM MED DIR ASSOC, ISSN: 1525-8610) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Elsevier Inc. in United States since 2000. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.205 (Q1), an H-index of 147.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 384 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,634 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
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Monthly
Founding Year
2000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10010-1710

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01