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3,289Approved journals

3,256Journals with JIF

972Q1 journals

232.400Highest available JIF

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3,268 journals with Q1–Q4 data

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29.7% of quartile-classified journals

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27.8% of quartile-classified journals

Q3748

22.9% of quartile-classified journals

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19.6% of quartile-classified journals

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Internal & General Medicine 401 Neurology & Neuroscience 356 Oncology 257 Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine 224 Surgery 181 Pharmacy & Pharmacology 174 Psychiatry & Mental Health 156 Endocrinology & Metabolism 136 Dentistry & Oral Health 117 Pediatrics 116 Nursing 111 Public Health & Epidemiology 105 Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 104 Nephrology & Urology 88 Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine 87 Ophthalmology & Vision Science 78 Radiology & Medical Imaging 78 Gastroenterology & Hepatology 74 Infectious Diseases 73 Anesthesiology & Critical Care 72 Obstetrics & Gynecology 69 Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine 54 Dermatology 53 Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy 53 Hematology 40 Emergency Medicine 22 Otolaryngology 10

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Journal	Subsubject	JIF	5-Year JIF	JCI	Quartile	Publisher
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine ISSN 1550-9389 eISSN 1550-9397	Internal & General Medicine	2.900	3.800	1.080	Q2	AMER ACAD SLEEP MEDICINE
JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE ISSN 0883-9441 eISSN 1557-8615	Anesthesiology & Critical Care	2.900	3.200	0.690	Q2	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PATHOLOGY TOXICOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY ISSN 0731-8898 eISSN 2162-6537	Oncology	2.900	2.400	0.800	Q2	BEGELL HOUSE INC
Journal of Family Nursing ISSN 1074-8407 eISSN 1552-549X	Nursing	2.900	3.200	1.200	Q1	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy ISSN 2376-0540 eISSN 2376-1032	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.900	2.700	0.800	Q2	ACAD MANAGED CARE PHARMACY
JOURNAL OF NEUROPSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES ISSN 0895-0172 eISSN 1545-7222	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.900	2.700	0.740	Q2	AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP ISSN 1527-6546 eISSN 1547-5069	Nursing	2.900	3.700	1.270	Q1	WILEY
Journal of Pharmacological Sciences ISSN 1347-8613 eISSN 1347-8648	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.900	3.000	0.820	Q2	JAPANESE PHARMACOLOGICAL SOC
JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING ISSN 8755-7223 eISSN 1532-8481	Nursing	2.900	3.100	1.410	Q1	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing ISSN 1351-0126 eISSN 1365-2850	Nursing	2.900	3.200	0.820	Q1	WILEY
JOURNAL OF SHOULDER AND ELBOW SURGERY ISSN 1058-2746 eISSN 1532-6500	Surgery	2.900	3.300	1.270	Q1	MOSBY-ELSEVIER
Molecular Brain ISSN N/A eISSN 1756-6606	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.900	3.500	0.840	Q2	BMC
MYCOPATHOLOGIA ISSN 0301-486X eISSN 1573-0832	Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	2.900	3.100	0.830	Q2	SPRINGER
NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY ISSN 1350-1925 eISSN 1365-2982	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.900	3.500	0.830	Q2	WILEY
NEUROLOGIC CLINICS ISSN 0733-8619 eISSN 1557-9875	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.900	3.300	0.810	Q2	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment ISSN N/A eISSN 1178-2021	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.900	3.300	0.760	Q2	DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
PATHOLOGICA ISSN 0031-2983 eISSN 1591-951X	Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	2.900	4.300	0.940	Q2	PACINI EDITORE
PHARMACOGENOMICS JOURNAL ISSN 1470-269X eISSN 1473-1150	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.900	2.700	0.730	Q2	SPRINGERNATURE
Pregnancy Hypertension-An International Journal of Womens Cardiovascular Health ISSN 2210-7789 eISSN 2210-7789	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.900	2.600	0.830	Q1	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
PSYCHIATRIC QUARTERLY ISSN 0033-2720 eISSN 1573-6709	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.900	3.200	0.650	Q2	SPRINGER
Psychoradiology ISSN N/A eISSN 2634-4416	Radiology & Medical Imaging	2.900	3.500	0.640	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
Rheumatology and Therapy ISSN 2198-6576 eISSN 2198-6584	Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine	2.900	3.500	0.820	Q2	SPRINGER
RHEUMATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL ISSN 0172-8172 eISSN 1437-160X	Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine	2.900	3.000	0.860	Q2	SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS ISSN 1368-4973 eISSN 1472-3263	Infectious Diseases	2.900	3.000	0.700	Q2	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
UROLOGIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA ISSN 0094-0143 eISSN 1558-318X	Nephrology & Urology	2.900	2.800	1.030	Q2	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Womens Health ISSN 1745-5057 eISSN 1745-5065	Obstetrics & Gynecology	2.900	3.500	0.810	Q1	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
WORLD JOURNAL OF UROLOGY ISSN 0724-4983 eISSN 1433-8726	Nephrology & Urology	2.900	3.200	1.090	Q2	SPRINGER
Academic Pediatrics ISSN 1876-2859 eISSN 1876-2867	Pediatrics	2.800	3.300	1.410	Q1	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY ISSN 1042-9670 eISSN 1545-7230	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.800	2.500	0.650	Q1	SPRINGER
ACR Open Rheumatology ISSN N/A eISSN 2578-5745	Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine	2.800	2.800	0.780	Q2	WILEY
ACTA OPHTHALMOLOGICA ISSN 1755-375X eISSN 1755-3768	Ophthalmology & Vision Science	2.800	3.200	1.030	Q1	WILEY
AESTHETIC PLASTIC SURGERY ISSN 0364-216X eISSN 1432-5241	Surgery	2.800	2.900	1.070	Q1	SPRINGER
ANNALES DE DERMATOLOGIE ET DE VENEREOLOGIE ISSN 0151-9638 eISSN 2214-5451	Dermatology	2.800	1.300	0.700	Q2	MASSON EDITEUR
Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing ISSN 2347-5625 eISSN 2349-6673	Oncology	2.800	2.800	1.100	Q1	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Best Practice & Research-Clinical Anaesthesiology ISSN 1521-6896 eISSN 1878-1608	Anesthesiology & Critical Care	2.800	4.400	1.800	Q1	ELSEVIER
Blood Research ISSN 2287-979X eISSN 2288-0011	Hematology	2.800	2.500	0.450	Q2	SPRINGER
BMC Pulmonary Medicine ISSN 1471-2466 eISSN 1471-2466	Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine	2.800	3.000	0.770	Q2	BMC
BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation ISSN 2052-1847 eISSN 2052-1847	Internal & General Medicine	2.800	2.900	1.100	Q1	BMC
Brain Sciences ISSN N/A eISSN 2076-3425	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	3.100	0.700	Q3	MDPI
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases ISSN 1413-8670 eISSN 1678-4391	Infectious Diseases	2.800	2.300	0.600	Q2	ELSEVIER BRAZIL
Cambridge Prisms-Global Mental Health ISSN 2054-4251 eISSN 2054-4251	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.800	2.800	0.650	Q2	CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY-JOURNAL CANADIEN D OPHTALMOLOGIE ISSN 0008-4182 eISSN 1715-3360	Ophthalmology & Vision Science	2.800	2.500	1.130	Q1	CANADIAN OPHTHAL SOC
Cancer Pathogenesis and Therapy ISSN 2097-2563 eISSN 2949-7132	Oncology	2.800	2.800	0.520	Q2	ELSEVIER
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY ISSN 0307-6938 eISSN 1365-2230	Dermatology	2.800	3.200	0.820	Q2	OXFORD UNIV PRESS
CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY ISSN 0770-3198 eISSN 1434-9949	Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine	2.800	2.800	0.780	Q2	SPRINGER LONDON LTD
CURRENT OPINION IN PULMONARY MEDICINE ISSN 1070-5287 eISSN 1531-6971	Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine	2.800	2.900	0.630	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Current Pediatrics Reports ISSN N/A eISSN 2167-4841	Pediatrics	2.800	1.900	1.230	Q1	SPRINGERNATURE
CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN ISSN 1381-6128 eISSN 1873-4286	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.800	3.100	0.490	Q2	BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBL LTD
Endocrine Connections ISSN N/A eISSN 2049-3614	Endocrinology & Metabolism	2.800	2.800	0.620	Q3	BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD
Expert Review of Endocrinology & Metabolism ISSN 1744-6651 eISSN 1744-8417	Endocrinology & Metabolism	2.800	3.100	0.460	Q3	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Frontiers in Neurology ISSN 1664-2295 eISSN 1664-2295	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	3.300	0.710	Q2	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Frontiers in Neurorobotics ISSN 1662-5218 eISSN 1662-5218	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	3.100	0.590	Q3	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
GENES CHROMOSOMES & CANCER ISSN 1045-2257 eISSN 1098-2264	Oncology	2.800	3.300	0.720	Q2	WILEY
INFECTION AND IMMUNITY ISSN 0019-9567 eISSN 1098-5522	Infectious Diseases	2.800	3.100	0.670	Q2	AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Infectious Agents and Cancer ISSN 1750-9378 eISSN 1750-9378	Oncology	2.800	3.100	0.610	Q2	BMC
Infectious Medicine ISSN 2097-0684 eISSN 2772-431X	Internal & General Medicine	2.800	2.800	0.520	Q2	ELSEVIER
INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES ISSN 1534-7354 eISSN 1552-695X	Oncology	2.800	3.400	0.630	Q2	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
International Journal of Clinical Oncology ISSN 1341-9625 eISSN 1437-7772	Oncology	2.800	3.000	0.580	Q2	SPRINGER JAPAN KK
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY ISSN 0885-6230 eISSN 1099-1166	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.800	3.800	0.870	Q1	WILEY
Interventional Cardiology-Reviews Research Resources ISSN 1756-1477 eISSN 1756-1485	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	0.000	0.580	Q2	RADCLIFFE CARDIOLOGY
JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics ISSN 2473-4276 eISSN 2473-4276	Oncology	2.800	3.900	0.630	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Journal Of Bone And Joint Infection ISSN N/A eISSN 2206-3552	Infectious Diseases	2.800	0.000	0.910	Q1	COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ISSN 0171-5216 eISSN 1432-1335	Oncology	2.800	3.100	0.610	Q2	SPRINGER
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS ISSN 1074-2484 eISSN 1940-4034	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	2.400	0.630	Q2	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ISSN 0271-0749 eISSN 1533-712X	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.800	3.000	0.700	Q2	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
JOURNAL OF ENDOUROLOGY ISSN 0892-7790 eISSN 1557-900X	Nephrology & Urology	2.800	2.900	1.040	Q2	MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering ISSN N/A eISSN 2052-336X	Public Health & Epidemiology	2.800	3.900	0.430	Q3	SPRINGER
Journal of Eye Movement Research ISSN 1995-8692 eISSN 1995-8692	Ophthalmology & Vision Science	2.800	2.800	0.920	Q1	MDPI
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research ISSN 1749-799X eISSN 1749-799X	Surgery	2.800	3.000	1.230	Q1	BMC
JOURNAL OF PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS ISSN 1567-567X eISSN 1573-8744	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.800	2.700	0.690	Q2	SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS ISSN 1067-151X eISSN 1940-5480	Orthopedics & Musculoskeletal Medicine	2.800	3.300	1.160	Q1	LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ISSN 2288-8101 eISSN 2288-8586	Surgery	2.800	2.300	0.790	Q1	SPRINGER
NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY ISSN 0028-3835 eISSN 1423-0194	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	3.600	0.810	Q3	KARGER
Neurology Research International ISSN 2090-1852 eISSN 2090-1860	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	2.100	0.390	Q3	WILEY
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS ISSN 0960-8966 eISSN 1873-2364	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	2.900	0.670	Q2	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
NEUROSCIENCE ISSN 0306-4522 eISSN 1873-7544	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	3.000	0.740	Q3	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
NEUROTOXICOLOGY AND TERATOLOGY ISSN 0892-0362 eISSN 1872-9738	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.800	3.000	0.740	Q2	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Open Heart ISSN 2053-3624 eISSN 2053-3624	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	2.700	0.690	Q2	BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP
POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE ISSN 0032-5481 eISSN 1941-9260	Internal & General Medicine	2.800	3.100	0.680	Q1	TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS ISSN 1094-5539 eISSN N/A	Pulmonology & Respiratory Medicine	2.800	2.800	0.850	Q2	ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy ISSN 1551-7411 eISSN 1934-8150	Pharmacy & Pharmacology	2.800	3.200	1.200	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Seminars in Fetal & Neonatal Medicine ISSN 1744-165X eISSN 1878-0946	Pediatrics	2.800	3.900	1.320	Q1	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Spanish Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health ISSN 2950-2861 eISSN 2950-2853	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.800	2.800	1.520	Q2	ELSEVIER ESPANA SLU
Stroke-Vascular and Interventional Neurology ISSN 2694-5746 eISSN 2694-5746	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	2.800	0.700	Q2	WILEY
Structural Heart-The Journal of the Heart Team ISSN 2474-8706 eISSN 2474-8714	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	1.800	0.530	Q2	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
SURGICAL CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA ISSN 0039-6109 eISSN 1558-3171	Surgery	2.800	3.700	1.100	Q1	W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC
Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology ISSN N/A eISSN 2405-6324	Oncology	2.800	0.000	0.680	Q2	ELSEVIER
TECHNOLOGY IN CANCER RESEARCH & TREATMENT ISSN 1533-0346 eISSN 1533-0338	Oncology	2.800	2.500	0.550	Q2	SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
Vascular Health and Risk Management ISSN 1176-6344 eISSN 1178-2048	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	3.300	0.620	Q2	DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
World Journal of Cardiology ISSN 1949-8462 eISSN 1949-8462	Cardiology & Cardiovascular Medicine	2.800	2.900	0.520	Q2	BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL ISSN 0513-5796 eISSN 1976-2437	Internal & General Medicine	2.800	2.600	0.750	Q1	YONSEI UNIV COLL MEDICINE
ACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA ISSN 0001-6314 eISSN 1600-0404	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.700	2.900	0.690	Q2	WILEY
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research ISSN 0894-587X eISSN 1573-3289	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.700	2.900	0.770	Q2	SPRINGER
Advances in Radiation Oncology ISSN N/A eISSN 2452-1094	Oncology	2.700	2.500	0.650	Q2	ELSEVIER INC
Aging Brain ISSN N/A eISSN 2589-9589	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.700	2.700	0.650	Q2	ELSEVIER
AIMS Neuroscience ISSN 2373-8006 eISSN 2373-7972	Neurology & Neuroscience	2.700	3.100	0.530	Q3	AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS
AIMS Public Health ISSN 2327-8994 eISSN 2327-8994	Public Health & Epidemiology	2.700	2.900	0.970	Q2	AMER INST MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES-AIMS
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY ISSN 0002-9610 eISSN 1879-1883	Surgery	2.700	2.600	1.250	Q1	EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Analytical Cellular Pathology ISSN 2210-7177 eISSN 2210-7185	Pathology & Laboratory Medicine	2.700	3.300	0.700	Q2	WILEY
Archives of Womens Mental Health ISSN 1434-1816 eISSN 1435-1102	Psychiatry & Mental Health	2.700	3.800	0.770	Q2	SPRINGER WIEN

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