What is the Impact Factor of Medical Decision Making?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Medical Decision Making is 2.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Medical Decision Making indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Medical Decision Making is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q3 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.907 (Q2) and an H-index of 129.

Who publishes Medical Decision Making and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Medical Decision Making is published by SAGE Publications Inc.. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,437 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Medical Decision Making?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Medical Decision Making is "MED DECIS MAKING" with common acronym "mdm". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #5,710Hybrid

Medical Decision Making

Acronym:mdm

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Abbreviation (ISO):MED DECIS MAKING

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Identifier (ISSN):0272-989X(Print)/1552-681X(Online)

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Publisher:SAGE Publications Inc.

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2↓ -0.3

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Medical Decision Making

WoS Q3

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.907

#5,710

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

129

129 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate6.5%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

129articles/year

51.5% Gold OA•91.8% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Medical Decision Making offers rigorous and systematic approaches to decision making that are designed to improve the health and clinical care of individuals and to assist with health care policy development. Using the fundamentals of decision analysis and theory, economic evaluation, and evidence based quality assessment, Medical Decision Making presents both theoretical and practical statistical and modeling techniques and methods from a variety of disciplines.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine84.1%Computer science58.5%Economics55.2%Mathematics54.2%Statistics46.9%Psychology44.7%Biology44%Internal medicine37.9%Political science35.9%Law34.4%Pathology34%Engineering31.4%Business30.4%Sociology23.4%Machine learning21.6%Physics21.3%Philosophy20.2%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Health Care Sciences & Services

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Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSCIE2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Rank124/194

IndexSCIE

JCRSSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Rank80/125

IndexSSCI

JCRSCIE2026

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Rank48/54

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Rank116/194

IndexSCIE

JCISSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Rank88/125

IndexSSCI

JCISCIE2026

MEDICAL INFORMATICS

Rank38/55

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES	JCRSCIE	124/194	Q3
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES	JCRSSCI	80/125	Q3
MEDICAL INFORMATICS	JCRSCIE	48/54	Q4
HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES	JCISCIE	116/194	Q3
HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES	JCISSCI	88/125	Q3
MEDICAL INFORMATICS	JCISCIE	38/55	Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2

Articles / Year59

Total Citations11

2025

IF2.3

Articles / Year100

Total Citations165

2024

IF3.1

Articles / Year103

Total Citations303

2023

IF3.6

Articles / Year71

Total Citations424

2022

IF2.749

Articles / Year88

Total Citations816

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2	59	11
2025	2.3	100	165
2024	3.1	103	303
2023	3.6	71	424
2022	2.749	88	816
2021	2.583	137	3,498
2020	2.309	104	2,663
2019	2.793	100	2,010
2018	3.012	83	2,347
2017	—	86	2,322
2016	—	91	3,453
2015	—	108	3,963

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,710Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1981-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.907

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.31

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,437 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations657

3-Year Documents254

Citable Documents230

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 Rate53.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Health PolicyQ2

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: 6.5%

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):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3区HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

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

Medical Decision Making (acronym: mdm, abbr: MED DECIS MAKING, ISSN: 0272-989X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by SAGE Publications Inc. in United States since 1981. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.907 (Q2), an H-index of 129.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 129 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,437 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.