Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
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Aims & Scope
Journal of the Chinese Medical Association, previously known as the Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei), has a long history of publishing scientific papers and has continuously made substantial contribution in the understanding and progress of a broad range of biomedical sciences. It is published monthly by Wolters Kluwer Health and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), MEDLINE®, Index Medicus, EMBASE, CAB Abstracts, Sociedad Iberoamericana de Informacion Cientifica (SIIC) Data Bases, ScienceDirect, Scopus and Global Health. JCMA is the official and open access journal of the Chinese Medical Association, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China and is an international forum for scholarly reports in medicine, surgery, dentistry and basic research in biomedical science. As a vehicle of communication and education among physicians and scientists, the journal is open to the use of diverse methodological approaches. Reports of professional practice will need to demonstrate academic robustness and scientific rigor. Outstanding scholars are invited to give their update reviews on the perspectives of the evidence-based science in the related research field. Article types accepted include review articles, original articles, case reports, brief communications and letters to the editor
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MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
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Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)
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Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of the Chinese Medical Association (acronym: jcma, abbr: J CHIN MED ASSOC, ISSN: 1726-4901) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MEDICINE, published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC in Taiwan since 2003. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.30, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.455 (Q3), an H-index of 58.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an average review speed of 15.5周, a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 161 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,946 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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