Journal profile

Joint Commission journal on quality and patient safety

Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN1553-7250 | 1938-131X FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
2.77
Citation rate 1.37 375 total citations
h5-index 23 h5 depth signal
Cited share 46.1% 136 of 295
Total citations 375 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.26 External metric anchor
Self-citation 0.8% 3 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 169
Australia 5
United Kingdom 3
Canada 3
Spain 2

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 646
Healthcare Policy 248
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 209
Clinical Laboratory Science 95
Anesthetic & Pain Medicine 82

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 2,566 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 295 136 cited publications
Last 12 months 144 12.0 publications/month
Open access share 22.9% 33 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 169 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 646 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v31n1, Jan. 2005-
PubMed
v31n1, Jan. 2005-

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Healthcare Policy Health Education & Remote Healthcare Clinical Laboratory Science Respiratory Support

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
Contributor
Joint Commission Resources, Inc

Broad Categories

Health Services Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Quality Assurance, Health Care Quality of Health Care Safety Management

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Each issue bears also a thematic title.

Latest issue consulted: Vol. 31, no. 3 (Mar. 2005).

Print issues ceased with v.42, no. 12 (2016).

Also issued online.