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Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal published by MDPI in Basel, Switzerland (ISSN 2077-0383). Its standard abbreviation in the NLM Catalog is J Clin Med. This page lists what the publisher’s July 2026 journal flyer and the NLM Catalog (read 2026-11-07) say about its scope, indexing, metrics and turnaround, so you can see what the journal is before citing or submitting. It reports documented facts only and does not rate the journal.
What it is
JCM is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that covers all topics related to clinical and pre-clinical practice. The NLM Catalog gives its start year as 2012, its publisher as MDPI AG, Basel, and its title abbreviation as J Clin Med. The publisher flyer names Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andres and Prof. Dr. Kent Doi as Editors-in-Chief.
What is the abbreviation for the Journal of Clinical Medicine?
The NLM title abbreviation is J Clin Med, the form used in PubMed citations. Publisher materials and many readers also write JCM. Do not confuse it with similarly named titles (see the table below).
Who runs it and what it covers
The publisher is MDPI. The flyer lists article types including research papers, reviews, editorials and communications, and states that the journal accepts meaningful but negative results. Subject areas named on the flyer include cardiology, oncology, clinical neurology, epidemiology and public health, dentistry, ophthalmology, obstetrics and gynecology, clinical pediatrics and clinical rehabilitation. The flyer does not give a total article count, so none is stated here.
Indexing, metrics and turnaround
| Item | What the source states | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Impact Factor | 3.3 | MDPI flyer, July 2026 |
| CiteScore | 5.2 | MDPI flyer, July 2026 |
| Indexed in | SCIE (Web of Science), Scopus, PubMed, Embase, CAPlus/SciFinder; full texts archived in PubMed Central | MDPI flyer, July 2026 |
| MEDLINE status | “Not currently indexed for MEDLINE”; listed in PMC | NLM Catalog, read 2026-11-07 |
| Median time to first decision | about 16.6 days | MDPI flyer (papers published in H1 2026) |
| Acceptance to publication | 2.8 days | MDPI flyer (papers published in H1 2026) |
| Charges | No space or colour charges; APC discounts for members of MDPI’s Institutional Open Access Program | MDPI flyer, July 2026 |
PubMed, PubMed Central and MEDLINE are different
The flyer’s “Indexed in PubMed” banner and the NLM record’s “Not currently indexed for MEDLINE” do not contradict each other. PubMed is a search interface that includes records beyond the MEDLINE subset, and PubMed Central is the full-text archive. The NLM record shows the journal in PMC and not in MEDLINE, so check the specific database named in a funder or institutional requirement.
The flyer states no article processing charge amount, so none is given here. Metrics such as the Impact Factor and CiteScore are republished each year and by different providers, so confirm the current value at the source before you cite it. For how indexers review and remove journals, see why and how Scopus delists journals.
Strengths and limits
- Documented strengths: broad clinical scope, indexing in SCIE, Scopus, PubMed and Embase, full-text archiving in PubMed Central, and short stated medians for first decision and for acceptance to publication.
- Limits of this fact sheet: the turnaround figures are medians for H1 2026 papers as reported by the publisher, not guarantees for a given submission; the record is not in MEDLINE; and the flyer gives no APC amount.
- Publisher-level context, from public records: MDPI was removed from Beall’s list in 2015, and in 2023 Clarivate discontinued coverage of two other MDPI journals (IJERPH and JRFM). Indexing status is decided title by title. See Is MDPI peer reviewed? and MDPI’s generative AI authorship policy.
Alternatives and similarly named journals
| Title | Note |
|---|---|
| Journal of Clinical Medicine (JCM) | MDPI, ISSN 2077-0383; the journal described on this page |
| International Journal of Clinical Medicine | A different title that appears in the same search results under the scirp.org domain |
| Journal of Clinical Medicine Research | A different title that appears in the same search results under the jocmr.org domain |
| Journal of Palliative Medicine | A different, specialty-specific journal; see our guide |
To compare general-medicine journals on equal terms, use the indexers’ own lists (the NLM Catalog, Scopus source list, Web of Science Master Journal List) rather than a single ranking.
Where to find it
The journal’s home page sits on the MDPI site at mdpi.com/journal/jcm. Articles also appear in PubMed Central, which is the free full-text route for readers. This page does not cover submission steps because they are set by MDPI’s author instructions and change over time.
FAQ
What are the top medical journals?
There is no single authoritative ranking. Lists depend on the metric (Impact Factor, CiteScore, h-index), the subject category and the year, and each provider publishes its own. Use the same metric and category when you compare titles.
What is a journal club in healthcare?
A journal club is a regular meeting where clinicians, trainees or researchers read and discuss a published paper, usually to appraise its methods and decide how its findings apply to practice. It is a learning format, not a type of journal.
Is MDPI a reputed journal?
MDPI is a publisher, not a journal. The documented facts: it requires peer review before publication, is a member of COPE and OASPA, was removed from Beall’s list in October 2015, and in March 2023 Clarivate discontinued coverage of two of its titles. Read the indexing status of the specific journal you plan to use, as in the table above.
Is Journal of Clinical Medicine indexed in PubMed?
Yes. The publisher flyer states it is indexed in PubMed, and the NLM Catalog lists it in PMC but not in MEDLINE.
Sources
- MDPI, Journal of Clinical Medicine flyer (July 2026): pub.mdpi-res.com/journals/93/flyer.pdf, read 2026-11-07.
- National Library of Medicine, NLM Catalog record for J Clin Med (ISSN 2077-0383), read 2026-11-07.
