Table 3.
Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of selected journals on medical and health related education before and after adjusting for the number of self-citations-JIF (2 years) and JIF (5 years)
| Journal abbreviation | ISSN | Number of issues per year | Impact Factor* (2 year) | Impact factor (5 year) | Articles published in 2009 and 2010 | Total cites | Number of self-cites (%) | Minus self-cites | Impact without self-cites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Med | 1040-2446 | 12 | 3.524 | 3.076 | 2257 | 7955 | 1111 (13) | 6844 | 3.032 |
| Adv Health Sci Educ | 1382-4996 | 5 | 2.089 | 2.059 | 373 | 780 | 67 (8) | 713 | 1.912 |
| Adv Physiol Educ | 1382-4996 | 4 | 1.547 | 1.825 | 416 | 643 | 195 (30) | 448 | 1.076 |
| Am J Pharm Educ | 0002-9459 | 10 | 1.205 | 1.301 | 1080 | 1301 | 772 (59) | 529 | 0.489 |
| Biochem Mol Biol Edu | 1470-8175 | 6 | 0.840 | 0.712 | 408 | 343 | 135 (39) | 208 | 0.509 |
| BMC Med Educ | 1472-6920 | 1.152 | – | 580 | 668 | 58 (8) | 610 | 1.051 | |
| CBE Life Sci Educ | 1931-7913 | 4 | 1.191 | – | 246 | 293 | 110 (37) | 183 | 0.744 |
| Eur J Dent Educ | 1396-5883 | 4 | 1.183 | – | 425 | 503 | 180 (35) | 323 | 0.760 |
| Indian J Pharm Educ | 0019-5464 | 4 | 0.106 | – | 425 | 45 | 4 (8) | 41 | 0.096 |
| J Biol Educ | 0021-9266 | 4 | 0.391 | 0.600 | 905 | 354 | 41 (11) | 313 | 0.345 |
| J Contin Educ Health | 0894-1912 | 4 | 1.521 | 2.416 | 534 | 812 | 166 (20) | 646 | 1.209 |
| J Surg Educ | 1931-7204 | 6 | 1.376 | – | 246 | 338 | 54 (15) | 284 | 1.154 |
| Med Educ | 0308-0110 | 6 | 3.176 | 3.189 | 1720 | 5462 | 726 (13) | 4736 | 2.753 |
| Med Teach | 0142-159X | 12 | 1.217 | 1.653 | 2124 | 2585 | 575 (22) | 2010 | 0.946 |
| Teach Learn Med | 1040-1334 | 4 | 0.748 | 1.007 | 969 | 725 | 45 (6) | 680 | 0.701 |
*Median Impact Factor for the Category Education, Science Discipline is 0.902