Journal metric profile

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.900 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.900 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 108/332 Recorded category rank

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY metric snapshot

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is SMW supporting association. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.900. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.900, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q2 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 108 out of 332 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 33% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q2. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.900 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.800, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.500. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY lists total cites: 3,740; total articles: 98; citable items: 104. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 8.3 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 6.3 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1424-7860 and electronic ISSN 1424-3997. The publisher is recorded as SMW supporting association. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameSWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY
Abbreviated journalSWISS MED WKLY
PublisherSMW supporting association
Metric year2025
Overall rank8,733
ISSN1424-7860
eISSN1424-3997
Total cites3,740
Total articles98
Citable items104
Cited half-life8.3 years
Citing half-life6.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.900
5-Year Impact Factor1.900
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.800
Journal Citation Indicator0.500
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank108/332
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY is 1.900 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY?

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY is listed with quartile Q2 and category rank 108/332. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY is 1.900. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY?

SWISS MEDICAL WEEKLY is listed in this directory as being published by SMW supporting association.

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