What is the Impact Factor of Postgraduate Medicine?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Postgraduate Medicine is 2.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Postgraduate Medicine indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Postgraduate Medicine is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.881 (Q2) and an H-index of 80.

Who publishes Postgraduate Medicine and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Postgraduate Medicine is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,191 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

What is the ISO-4 abbreviation and acronym of Postgraduate Medicine?

The official ISO-4 abbreviation of Postgraduate Medicine is "POSTGRAD MED" with common acronym "pgm". This standardized title abbreviation is used in citation lists conforming to IEEE, APA, Harvard, or Vancouver styles.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #5,971Hybrid

Postgraduate Medicine

Acronym:pgm

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Abbreviation (ISO):POSTGRAD MED

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Identifier (ISSN):0032-5481(Print)/1218-2583(Online)

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Publisher:Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.7↓ -0.1

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

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Clarivate WoS JCR

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Postgraduate Medicine

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.7

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.881

#5,971

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

80 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate3.8%

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

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

110articles/year

3.64% Gold OA•72.81% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Postgraduate Medicine is a rapid peer-reviewed medical journal published for physicians. Tracing its roots back to 1916, Postgraduate Medicine was established by Charles Mayo, MD, as a peer-to-peer method of communicating the latest research to aid physicians when making treatment decisions, and it maintains that aim to this day. In addition to its core subscriber base, Postgraduate Medicine is distributed to hundreds of US-based physicians within internal medicine and family practice.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine99.9%Biology44%Internal medicine43.3%Pathology26.8%Intensive care medicine25.1%Surgery24.3%Psychology22.9%Family medicine20.5%

Primary Research Areas

Medicine Medicine: General & Internal

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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

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Rank85/336

IndexSCIE

JCISCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Rank78/336

IndexSCIE

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL	JCRSCIE	85/336	Q2
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL	JCISCIE	78/336	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.7

Articles / Year93

Total Citations20

2025

IF2.8

Articles / Year95

Total Citations115

2024

IF2.6

Articles / Year114

Total Citations555

2023

IF4.2

Articles / Year65

Total Citations556

2022

IF4.379

Articles / Year121

Total Citations1,685

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.7	93	20
2025	2.8	95	115
2024	2.6	114	555
2023	4.2	65	556
2022	4.379	121	1,685
2021	3.84	120	1,831
2020	2.464	162	3,524
2019	2.237	99	3,192
2018	2.057	84	1,832
2017	—	116	3,381
2016	—	139	2,878
2015	—	127	2,874

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,971Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:1947-2006, 2008-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.881

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.74

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,191 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,036

3-Year Documents321

Citable Documents299

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 Rate44.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

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: 3.8%

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MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

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

Postgraduate Medicine (acronym: pgm, abbr: POSTGRAD MED, ISSN: 0032-5481) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. in United States since 1947. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.881 (Q2), an H-index of 80.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Semimonthly, an annual output of approximately 110 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,191 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.