What is the Impact Factor of Medical Humanities?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Medical Humanities is 1.30, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Medical Humanities indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Medical Humanities is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.417 (Q1) and an H-index of 39.

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

Medical Humanities is published by BMJ Publishing Group. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $2,855 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE N/AScopus Q1SCImago #13,761Hybrid

Medical Humanities

Identifier (ISSN):1468-215X(Print)/1473-4265(Online)

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Publisher:BMJ Publishing Group

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Clarivate IF (2026)

1.3↑ +0.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

N/A

WoS SCIEJCR Quartile

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WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Medical Humanities

WoS N/A

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):1.3

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1

0.417

#13,761

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

39 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A

Self-Citation Rate8.3%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

103articles/year

32.79% Gold OA•98.57% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) is an international peer reviewed journal concerned with areas of current importance in occupational medicine and environmental health issues throughout the world. Original contributions include epidemiological, physiological and psychological studies of occupational and environmental health hazards as well as toxicological studies of materials posing human health risks. A CPD/CME series aims to help visitors in continuing their professional development. A World at Work series describes workplace hazards and protetctive measures in different workplaces worldwide. A correspondence section provides a forum for debate and notification of preliminary findings.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Philosophy77.2%Sociology72.4%Psychology71.6%Political science65.5%Art64.8%Law63%Medicine60.5%History49.3%Biology47.7%Linguistics40.6%Epistemology39%Computer science37.9%Literature34.7%Geography31.2%Economics30.7%Social psychology28.6%Archaeology27%Aesthetics25.7%Psychiatry25.5%Physics25.5%Pathology24.5%Theology23.3%Mathematics21.5%Psychotherapist21%Psychoanalysis20.8%

Primary Research Areas

Humanities Multidisciplinary

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Special Issues

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

JCRAHCI2026

HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

N/A

RankN/A

IndexAHCI

JCIAHCI2026

HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Rank13/403

IndexAHCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCRAHCI	N/A	N/A
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY	JCIAHCI	13/403	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF1.3

Articles / Year95

Total Citations7

2025

IF1.2

Articles / Year105

Total Citations99

2024

IF1.2

Articles / Year98

Total Citations265

2023

IF1.2

Articles / Year79

Total Citations301

2022

IF—

Articles / Year72

Total Citations523

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	1.3	95	7
2025	1.2	105	99
2024	1.2	98	265
2023	1.2	79	301
2022	—	72	523
2021	—	66	490
2020	—	72	649
2019	—	71	990
2018	—	65	1,062
2017	—	76	1,027
2016	—	94	692
2015	—	62	1,158

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #13,761Scopus Q1SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1997, 2000-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesMedicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1

0.417

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1

Citations / Doc (2 years)

1.57

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$2,855 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations378

3-Year Documents224

Citable Documents214

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate63.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

PhilosophyQ1

Pathology and Forensic MedicineQ3

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: 8.3%

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):

2区HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

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 Humanities (ISSN: 1468-215X) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of HUMANITIES, published by BMJ Publishing Group in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.30, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.417 (Q1), an H-index of 39.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 103 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,855 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.