Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Aims & Scope

The Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine is the leading UK multispecialty medical journal for peer reviewed clinical research, reviews, opinion, and continuing professional development.

JRSM also has an international outlook and by leading the debate in the specialties of medicine and surgery, JRSM sets the agenda for clinical practice and health policy making across the medical world.

Contributions to the JRSM reflect its international and multispecialty readership, as well as its tradition of being an enjoyable and entertaining medical journal.

The journal has full editorial independence from the Royal Society of Medicine.

Members of the Royal Society of Medicine receive JRSM online as one of the benefits of membership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	7.1
2024	8.80

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	97

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1881

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	753

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.714

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The answer is 17 years, what is the question: understanding time lags in translational research

  Citation: 2434

  Authors: Zoë Slote, Steven, Jonathan

• Five Steps to Conducting a Systematic Review

  Citation: 1192

  Authors: Khalid S, Regina, Jos, Gerd

• Peer Review: A Flawed Process at the Heart of Science and Journals

  Citation: 743

  Authors: Richard

• Symptoms, complications and management of long COVID: a review

  Citation: 715

  Authors: Olalekan Lee, Sarah E, Grace, Samantha Cruz, Christel, Joht Singh, Shamil, Gary, Elin Haf, Krishnarajah, Elizabeth, Melanie J

• Motion Sickness Adaptation: A Neural Mismatch Model

  Citation: 698

  Authors: J T

• The ‘Holy Plane’ of Rectal Surgery

  Citation: 656

  Authors: R J

• A Report–Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Guidelines for Research

  Citation: 540

  Authors: M C

• Patients' memory for medical information

  Citation: 481

  Authors: R. P C

• Autopsy Proven Pulmonary Embolism in Hospital Patients: Are We Detecting Enough Deep Vein Thrombosis?

  Citation: 438

  Authors: D A, J F

• Artificial intelligence-enabled healthcare delivery

  Citation: 405

  Authors: Sandeep, John, Maulik P

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