Clarivate has released the Journal Citation Reports 2026, which include the 2025 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) results for 24 journals published by JMIR Publications. Of these, 12 journals ranked in the first quartile of their subject categories, 3 received a JIF for the first time, and 5 improved their quartile ranking compared to the previous year.
• Top-tier rankings: 12 journals achieved first quartile (Q1) status, with 6 in the 90th percentile or higher.
○ Journal of Medical Internet Research reached a JIF of 8.2, maintaining Q1.
○ JMIR Medical Education retained its #1 position in Education, Scientific Disciplines with a JIF of 13.9.
○ JMIR Mental Health rose to 7.4, remaining Q1.
○ JMIR Nursing increased to 5.0, maintaining Q1.
○ JMIR Aging held Q1 in Gerontology with a JIF of 4.6.
○ JMIR mHealth and uHealth increased to 6.3, maintaining Q1.
• First-time JIFs:
○ JMIR Dermatology
○ JMIR Perioperative Medicine
○ JMIR XR and Spatial Computing
• Year-over-year growth: 18 journals recorded increases in JIF, with 5 improving their quartile ranking.
• Notable movers:
○ JMIR Public Health and Surveillance rose to 4.4, maintaining Q1.
○ JMIR Medical Informatics increased from 3.8 to 5.0.
○ JMIR AI rose to 6.1, moving from Q3 to Q1.
○ JMIR Infodemiology achieved Q1 status with a JIF of 4.0.
JMIR Publications noted that the results reflect the contributions of researchers, editors, and staff. The organization emphasized that while impact factors measure citation frequency, they are supported by the rigor and integrity of the open access work published.
JMIR Publications reaffirmed its commitment to responsible research assessment. As a signatory of the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), the publisher stated that journal-level metrics should not be used as proxies for the quality of individual articles or researchers. Citation-based indicators such as JIF or CiteScore were described as contextual reference points rather than definitive measures of value.
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