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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #11,196Gold OA

Sexual Medicine

Acronym:sexmed
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Abbreviation (ISO):SEX MED-UK
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Identifier (ISSN):2050-1161(Print)
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Publisher:Elsevier Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
2.4↑ +0.4
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Sexual Medicine

WoS Q2
12341.4620181.4420191.9220202.4920212.5220222.620232.62024220252.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.532
#11,196

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
40

40 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate7.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
159articles/year
100% Gold OA•88.24% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Sexual Medicine is an official publication of the International Society for Sexual Medicine, and serves the field as the peer-reviewed, open access journal for rapid dissemination of multidisciplinary clinical and basic research in all areas of global sexual medicine, and particularly acts as a venue for topics of regional or sub-specialty interest. The journal is focused on issues in clinical medicine and epidemiology but also publishes basic science papers with particular relevance to specific populations. Sexual Medicine offers clinicians and researchers a rapid route to publication and the opportunity to publish in a broadly distributed and highly visible global forum. The journal publishes high quality articles from all over the world and actively seeks submissions from countries with expanding sexual medicine communities. Sexual Medicine relies on the same expert panel of editors and reviewers as The Journal of Sexual Medicine and Sexual Medicine Reviews.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine98%Psychology71.7%Biology69.1%Internal medicine66.4%Psychiatry55.7%Surgery50.4%Sociology44.4%Genetics41%Pathology38.5%Psychoanalysis34.8%Political science32.7%Erectile dysfunction30.6%Law29.9%Demography26.4%Gender studies24.3%Anatomy24.3%Clinical psychology24.1%Mathematics23.6%Environmental health23.3%Endocrinology23%Population22.3%Statistics21.4%Computer science21.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Q2
Rank94/336
IndexSCIE
JCRSCIE2026

UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Q2
Rank57/134
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Q1
Rank78/336
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY

Q2
Rank50/134
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2.4
Articles / Year77
Total Citations9
2025
IF2
Articles / Year107
Total Citations159
2024
IF2.6
Articles / Year98
Total Citations405
2023
IF2.6
Articles / Year93
Total Citations690
2022
IF2.523
Articles / Year95
Total Citations630

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #11,196Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyMedicineNeuroscience
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.532

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.18

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,989 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations666
3-Year Documents272
Citable Documents262

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 Rate36.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

DermatologyQ2
Reproductive MedicineQ2
UrologyQ2
Behavioral NeuroscienceQ3
EndocrinologyQ3
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismQ3
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3
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: 7.7%

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

Sexual Medicine (acronym: sexmed, abbr: SEX MED-UK, ISSN: 2050-1161) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of MEDICINE, published by Elsevier Inc. in England. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.40, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.532 (Q2), an H-index of 40.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 159 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,989 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
Gold OA
Publisher
Elsevier Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OXON, OX5 1GB

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16