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2025 SJR Q2 JCR Q1 · 1,7 29 matched articles SCIE SSCI

Journal detail

Medicine, Science and the Law

Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd
Country
United Kingdom · Western Europe
Type
journal
ISSN
  • 00258024
  • 20421818
Scopus 0,402 SJR
Scopus Q2 SJR Q
WoS Q1 JCR Q
WoS 1,7 JIF
Scopus 44 H-Index

Integrated evaluation

Scopus side is Scimago SJR; WoS side is Master Journal List + JCR/JIF. Sources are matched on ISSN. WoS / JCR metrics are available for 1997 and later years only.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Scopus

Scopus · Scimago

  • SJR 0,402
  • Quartile Q2
  • H-Index 44
  • Cites/doc 1,99
  • Docs (3y) 154
  • Cites (3y) 273

Clarivate

Web of Science · JCR · 2025

  • JCR Q Q1
  • JIF 1,7
  • 5Y JIF 2,1
  • JCI 0,72

WoS indexes

  • SCIE
  • SSCI

Subject classification

Categories (SJR)

  • Health Policy Q3
  • Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects Q3
  • Law Q2

Areas

  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Social Sciences

WoS categories

  • Law
  • Medicine, Legal

Yearly quartile comparison

Scimago (SJR) for all years; Clarivate (JCR / JIF / JCI) from 1997 onward. Latest year stays open; older years start collapsed.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: JCR Q, JIF, 5Y JIF, JCI, and JCI Q are blank before 1997 — WoS/JCR data on this site starts in 1997.
Year SJR Q JCR Q (1997+) SJR JIF (1997+) 5Y JIF (1997+) JCI (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) H-Index
2025 Q2 Q1 0,402 1,7 2,1 0,72 Q2 44
2024 Q1 Q1 0,454 1,7 1,6 0,77 Q2 42
2023 Q1 Q1 0,384 1,5 1,4 0,83 Q2 42
2022 Q1 Q2 0,42 1,5 1,3 0,71 Q2 42
2021 Q2 Q1 0,309 2,1 1,5 0,67 Q2 42
2020 Q2 Q3 0,365 1,3 1 0,56 Q3 42
2019 Q2 Q3 0,408 0,7 0,8 0,56 Q3 42
2018 — Q4 — 0,5 0,6 0,5 Q3 —
2017 Q2 Q3 0,316 0,6 0,6 0,58 Q3 42
2016 Q2 Q3 0,297 0,7 0,7 — — 42
2015 Q2 Q3 0,279 0,6 0,6 — — 42
2014 Q2 Q3 0,3 0,5 0,6 — — 42
2013 Q2 Q2 0,47 0,8 0,6 — — 42
2012 Q2 Q3 0,383 0,5 0,4 — — 42
2011 Q2 Q3 0,405 0,4 0,4 — — 42
2010 Q2 Q4 0,296 0,3 0,4 — — 42
2009 — Q3 — 0,5 0,6 — — —
2008 — Q3 — 0,5 0,5 — — —
2007 — Q4 — 0,4 0,4 — — —
2006 — Q4 — 0,4 — — — —
2005 — Q4 — 0,4 — — — —
2004 — Q4 — 0,3 — — — —
2003 — Q4 — 0,4 — — — —
2002 — Q4 — 0,4 — — — —
2001 — Q4 — 0,4 — — — —
2000 — Q4 — 0,5 — — — —
1999 — Q3 — 0,4 — — — —
1998 — Q4 — 0,3 — — — —
1997 — Q3 — 0,4 — — — —

JCR category quartile history

JCR / JCI quartile by year and category. 1997 and later.

WoS / JCR data covers 1997 onward.

Note: This table shows Clarivate category quartile records from 1997 onward.
Year Category Edition JCR Q (1997+) JCI Q (1997+) Rank
2025 LAW SSCI Q1 Q2 80/443
2025 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q3 Q3 13/24
2024 LAW SSCI Q1 Q2 63/444
2024 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q2 Q3 10/22
2023 LAW SSCI Q1 Q2 63/430
2023 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q2 Q2 10/23
2022 LAW SSCI Q2 Q2 59/154
2022 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q3 Q2 11/17
2021 LAW SSCI Q1 Q2 38/155
2021 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q2 Q3 7/17
2020 LAW SSCI Q3 Q3 83/151
2020 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 Q3 13/17
2019 LAW SSCI Q3 Q3 111/155
2019 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 Q3 14/16
2018 LAW SSCI Q4 Q3 122/148
2018 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 Q3 16/17
2017 LAW SSCI Q3 Q3 110/150
2017 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 Q3 15/16
2016 LAW SSCI Q3 — 90/149
2016 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 12/15
2015 LAW SSCI Q3 — 92/149
2015 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 13/15
2014 LAW SSCI Q3 — 83/143
2014 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 13/15
2013 LAW SSCI Q2 — 61/139
2013 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q3 — 12/16
2012 LAW SSCI Q3 — 94/138
2012 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 15/16
2011 LAW SSCI Q3 — 95/136
2011 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 13/15
2010 LAW SSCI Q4 — 107/133
2010 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 13/13
2009 LAW SSCI Q3 — 76/116
2009 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 10/11
2008 LAW SSCI Q3 — 77/104
2008 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 10/10
2007 LAW SSCI Q4 — 77/101
2007 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 9/9
2006 LAW SSCI Q4 — 76/100
2006 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 9/9
2005 LAW SSCI Q4 — 79/101
2005 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 9/9
2004 LAW SSCI Q4 — 88/101
2004 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 9/9
2003 LAW SSCI Q4 — 82/103
2003 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 9/9
2002 LAW SSCI Q4 — 87/102
2002 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 8/9
2001 LAW SSCI Q4 — 80/99
2001 PATHOLOGY SCIE Q4 — 62/66
2000 LAW SSCI Q4 — 81/101
2000 MEDICINE, LEGAL SSCI Q4 — 16/18
2000 PATHOLOGY SCIE Q4 — 59/67
1999 LAW SSCI Q3 — 74/104
1999 MEDICINE, LEGAL SSCI Q3 — 14/19
1999 PATHOLOGY SCIE Q4 — 58/66
1998 LAW SSCI Q4 — 89/106
1998 MEDICINE, LEGAL SSCI Q4 — 16/18
1998 PATHOLOGY SCIE Q4 — 60/68
1997 LAW SSCI Q3 — 76/106
1997 MEDICINE, LEGAL SCIE Q4 — 8/9
1997 MEDICINE, LEGAL SSCI Q4 — 15/18
1997 PATHOLOGY SCIE Q4 — 60/66