Journal profile

The Journal of continuing education in the health professions

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc
ISSN0894-1912 | 1554-558X | 1708-8321 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

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

Impact Factor
2.83
Citation rate 1.74 180 total citations
h5-index 19 h5 depth signal
Cited share 63.9% 69 of 108
Total citations 180 Citation footprint
Metric signal 1.26 External metric anchor
Self-citation 9.4% 17 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 129
Canada 63
United Kingdom 15
Australia 11
Sweden 4

Citing Fields of Research

Patient Care 419
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 222
Education & Pedagogy 140
Healthcare Policy 84
Scientometrics & Research Ethics 50

Publishing Activity & Reach

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

All-time article footprint 2,371 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 108 69 cited publications
Last 12 months 56 5.1 publications/month
Open access share 17.9% 10 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 129 citing publications
Leading citing field Patient Care 419 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 9 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v8n1, 1988-v10n4, 1990;v20n1, winter 2000-
PubMed
v8n1, 1988-v10n4, 1990;v20n1, winter 2000-
Hospital literature index
v8n1, 1988-v10n4, 1990
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Patient Care Health Education & Remote Healthcare Education & Pedagogy Healthcare Policy

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Alliance for Continuing Medical Education
Contributor
Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education
Contributor
Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education
Contributor
Council on CME

Broad Categories

Education Health Services Patient Care

MeSH Descriptors

Allied Health Personnel Education, Continuing Health Occupations

Latest Publications

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

06
Senyo Agbeyaka, Sara A. Harper, Vicki Simonsmeier et al.
Introduction: Interprofessional education (IPE) remains an important component of curriculum training among health and allied health trainees. Additional research is needed regarding the challenges for facilitators in implementing such e...
07
Hana Khidir, Savanna Carson, Stefanie Vassar et al.
Introduction: Implicit bias contributes to health care disparities. Addressing implicit bias is one focus of health professions education and learners desire instruction in the topic. Few faculties received skills-based instruction in ad...
09
Xu Liu, Junrui Pu, Mengmeng Han et al.
Introduction: Continuing medical education (CME) and related continuing education for health professionals support lifelong learning and professional competence, yet a comprehensive synthesis of this CME-centered literature remains limit...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from cover.

Also issued online.

Issued by: Alliance for Continuing Medical Education; and: Society of Medical College Directors of Continuing Medical Education, 1988- ; by: Alliance for Continuing Medical Education; Society for Academic Continuing Medical Education; and: Council on CME, Association for Hospital Medical Education, <2005->

v. 14, no. 3 (1994)20010423 Notice published Printed on acid-free paper