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Reader task: you are looking for the journal known as JGME, and want to know who publishes it, what it accepts, how it is indexed and where it differs from similarly named titles. This page is a reference summary, not medical or accreditation advice. Facts below were checked against the sources listed at the end on 2026-11-08.
What the Journal of Graduate Medical Education is
The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME, indexed by the National Library of Medicine as J Grad Med Educ) is a peer-reviewed journal about graduate medical education: the residency and fellowship stage of physician training. It is also searched as “graduate medical education journal”, “journal graduate medical education” and “journal of GME”; all of these point to the same title. The NLM Catalog records it as beginning with Volume 1, Number 1 in September 2009 and as published quarterly.
Who runs it and what it covers
Publisher and editorial independence
JGME is published by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), based in Chicago. ACGME’s own journal page states that the journal is editorially independent: its Editorial Board selects the articles, and ACGME provides financial and administrative support. The journal is therefore not the same thing as ACGME the accreditor.
Scope and article types
According to ACGME, JGME covers graduate medical education, including original research, educational innovations, reviews and commentaries on residents, fellows and the teaching environment. It also publishes perspectives, brief reports, letters, personal essays and invited guest editorials. The journal issues topic supplements (ACGME’s page gives climate change and graduate medical education as an example) and has a podcast, “Hot Topics in MedEd”.
Peer review, access and fees
ACGME states that all JGME content is peer reviewed except the ACGME News and Views section. See peer review for what that term means in general. Articles are free to the graduate medical education community, and ACGME states there are no fees for submission or publication. JGME retains copyright, and authors sign a release. ACGME directs prospective authors to read the Instructions for Authors and the Manuscript Submission Checklist before submitting. For how such access models relate to other routes, see open access.
Identifiers and indexing
| Item | Recorded value | Source (checked 2026-11-08) |
|---|---|---|
| Title abbreviation | J Grad Med Educ | NLM Catalog |
| Publisher | ACGME, Chicago | NLM Catalog; ACGME |
| First issue | Volume 1, Number 1, September 2009 | NLM Catalog |
| Frequency | Quarterly | NLM Catalog |
| ISSN | 1949-8349 (print); 1949-8357 (electronic) | NLM Catalog; Crossref |
| MEDLINE | Currently indexed | NLM Catalog |
| PubMed | Currently indexed | NLM Catalog |
| PubMed Central | Listed in the journal’s PMC record | NLM Catalog |
| DOAJ | No record found for ISSN 1949-8357 | DOAJ search |
The DOAJ row is a search result for that ISSN on the date shown, not a judgement about the journal. Crossref lists the journal under the title “Journal of Graduate Medical Education” and registers DOIs for its articles.
How to find and use the journal
ACGME’s journal page is the official entry point. The route below uses only what that page and the NLM Catalog document.
- Open the JGME page under ACGME’s Education and Resources section.
- Read the Instructions for Authors and the Manuscript Submission Checklist before preparing a manuscript, as ACGME instructs.
- Check the section you are writing for. Original research, educational innovations, reviews, commentaries, brief reports, letters and personal essays are named on the page.
- To search published articles, use PubMed with the journal title abbreviation J Grad Med Educ, which the NLM Catalog records.
- For full text of older articles, check the journal’s PubMed Central listing.
Strengths and limits
- Strength: clear independence statement. ACGME separates editorial decisions (Editorial Board) from funding and administration (ACGME).
- Strength: MEDLINE and PubMed indexing. The NLM Catalog lists both as current, so articles are discoverable through standard biomedical databases.
- Strength: stated absence of fees. ACGME states no submission or publication fees.
- Limit: narrow subject. The scope is graduate medical education; work on other topics belongs in other journals.
- Limit: not every item is peer reviewed. ACGME News and Views is excluded from peer review.
- Limit: no DOAJ record found. If a funder or institution requires DOAJ listing, this matters; check your own requirements.
Alternatives
Journals with overlapping medical-education scope, limited here to titles with a record read for this page:
| Journal | Publisher / owner | Frequency | MEDLINE | ISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Graduate Medical Education | ACGME | Quarterly | Currently indexed | 1949-8349 / 1949-8357 |
| Academic Medicine | Association of American Medical Colleges (latest publisher from 2026: Oxford University Press) | Monthly | Currently indexed | 1040-2446 / 1938-808X |
Source for both rows: NLM Catalog, 2026-11-08. The two titles are not interchangeable: Academic Medicine is the AAMC’s journal and JGME is ACGME’s. For a general method of comparing venues, see how to choose a journal.
FAQ
Who publishes the Journal of Graduate Medical Education?
The ACGME publishes it, according to both ACGME’s journal page and the NLM Catalog. ACGME states that the journal is editorially independent.
Is the journal of GME the same as JGME?
Yes. “Journal of GME” and “graduate medical education journal” are informal names for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education, abbreviated JGME, and J Grad Med Educ in NLM records.
Is JGME indexed in MEDLINE and PubMed?
The NLM Catalog lists it as currently indexed for MEDLINE and PubMed, as of 2026-11-08.
Does it charge to submit or publish?
ACGME states there are no fees for submission or publication, and that articles are free to the graduate medical education community.
How often is it published?
The NLM Catalog records the frequency as quarterly.
Sources
- ACGME, Journal of Graduate Medical Education page: https://www.acgme.org/education-and-resources/jgme/ (read 2026-11-08)
- NLM Catalog, record 101521733 (J Grad Med Educ): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/101521733 (read 2026-11-08)
- NLM Catalog, record 8904605 (Acad Med): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog/8904605 (read 2026-11-08)
- Crossref journals API, ISSN 1949-8357: https://api.crossref.org/journals/1949-8357 (read 2026-11-08)
