Aims & Scope

The Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) aims to be the premier forum for information and commentary on clinical medicine and health care in Australia.

To achieve this, the MJA publishes original clinical research, reviews and educational articles, together with commentary and informed debate on standards of clinical practice, and on social, ethical, legal and other issues related to health care.

The Journal welcomes articles in all these categories.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year Value
2025 8.5
2024 6.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year Value
2024 1.513

Quartile

Year Value
2024 Q1

h-index

Year Value
2024 156

Journal Rank

Year Value
2024 2352

Journal Citation Indicator

Year Value
2024 2415

Impact Factor Trend


Abstracting & Indexing

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


Subjects & Keywords

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


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.


Quick Facts

Current Factor
8.5
First Published: 2025

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

SJR
1.513
First Published: 2024

Quartile

Current Quartile
Q1
First Published: 2024

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