Journal History
| 2012 | The inaugural issue was released. JCM was published as a monthly journal. |
| 2013 | The first Special Issue "Frontiers in Stem Cell Treatments" was announced. |
| 2015 | JCM was indexed in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). JCM was indexed in PubMed and PubMed Central. |
| 2016 | JCM started the Travel Awards project. |
| 2017 | JCM was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 4 (Issue 1). |
| The subject areas were refined to 12 sections. | |
| 2018 | JCM received its 2017 Impact Factor (5.583), ranked 15/154 (Q1) in "Medicine, General & Internal". |
| JCM published its 500th paper. | |
| The 1st online Editorial Board Member meeting was held. | |
| 2019 | JCM received its 2018 Impact Factor (5.688), ranked 15/160 (Q1) in "Medicine, General & Internal". |
| JCM published its 3,000th paper. | |
| 2020 | JCM received its 2019 Impact Factor (3.303), ranked 36/165 (Q1) in "Medicine, General & Internal". |
| JCM published its 5,000th paper. | |
| Spanish Society of Hematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH), Nuclear Medicine Discovery (Nu.Me.D.) and Italian Resuscitation Council (IRC) became affiliated to JCM. |
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| 2021 | JCM received its 2020 Impact Factor (4.241), ranked 39/169 (Q1) in "Medicine, General & Internal". JCM published its 10,000th paper. JCM was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2022 | The year 2022 marked the 10th Anniversary of JCM. JCM received its 2021 Impact Factor (4.964), ranked 54/172 (Q2) in "Medicine, General & Internal". JCM received its first CiteScore (2021) of 4.4, ranked 133/826 (Q1) in "General Medicine". |
| 2023 | JCM published its 20,000th paper. JCM received its 2022 Impact Factor (3.9), ranked 58/167 (Q2) in "Medicine, General & Internal". JCM received its updated CiteScore (2022) of 5.4, ranked 137/830 (Q1) in "General Medicine". The subject areas were refined to 35 sections. JCM became an affiliated journal of the Italian Society of Thoracic Endoscopy (SIET). |
| 2024 | JCM published its 30,000th paper. JCM received its updated CiteScore (2023) of 5.7, ranked 80/636 (Q1) in "General Medicine". JCM became an affiliated journal of the Hellenic Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (HSPAG). JCM received its 2023 Impact Factor (3.0), ranked 59/329 (Q1) in "Medicine, General & Internal". |
| 2025 | JCM established the following section: Geriatric Medicine |
| 2025 | Pulmonology was renamed as Respiratory Medicine. |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2012–2017 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Jane Grant-Kels |
| 2020–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michael G. Hennerici |
| 2018–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Andrès |
| 2024–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Kent Doi |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2020–2022 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Roland Bingisser for the section on Emergency Medicine Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Massimo Terzolo for the section on Endocrinology & Metabolism |
| 2020–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Alberto Signore for the section on Nuclear Medicine & Radiology |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hirofumi Noguch for the section on General Surgery | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Maciej Banach for the section on Cardiology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eng Ooi for the section on Otolaryngology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Olivier Morel for the section on Vascular Medicine | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Lindsay A. Farrer for the section on Clinical Neurology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Michele Roccella for the section on Mental Health | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Icro Maremmani for the section on Mental Health | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Hidekazu Suzuki for the section on Gastroenterology & Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gianrico Spagnuolo for the section on Stomatology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Eyal Sheiner for the section on Obstetrics & Gynecology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Won Ho Kim for the section on Anesthesiology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Marco Sebastiani for the section on Immunology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Sukhwinder Singh Sohal for the section on Pulmonology | |
| Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Maria Lina Tornesello for the section on Oncology | |
| 2020–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Masutaka Furue for the section on Dermatology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Norihiro Kokudo for the section on Epidemiology & Public Health Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Philippe Guilpain for the section on Immunology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Peter Choong for the section on Orthopedics Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sergio Rutella for the section on Hematology |
| 2020–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Kent Doi for the section on Nephrology & Urology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Johannes Van Den Anker for the section on Pharmacology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Sylvia Lee-Huang for the section on Clinical Laboratory Medicine |
| 2021–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Victor Valderrabano for the section on Orthopedics Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Ferdinando Mannello for the section on Clinical Laboratory Medicine |
| 2022–2023 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alan Kawarai Lefor * for the section on General Surgery (* Dr. Alan Kawarai Lefor passed away on 21 July 2023.) |
| 2022–2025 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Giovanni M. Colpi for the section on Reproductive Medicine & Andrology |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Didac Mauricio for the section on Endocrinology & Metabolism Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Kenji Dohi for the section on Brain Injury Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Nathan Wong for the section on Cardiovascular Medicine |
| 2023–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Stefanos Bonovas for the section on Clinical Research Methods Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Francisco Guillen-Grima for the section on Epidemiology & Public Health Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Luis Garcia-Marcos for the section on Clinical Pediatrics |
| 2024–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Daniel Scott-Algara for the section on Infectious Diseases |
| 2024–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Mashahiro Kohzuki for the section on Clinical Rehabilitation Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Stephane Mouly for the section on Pharmacology Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Alan Fleischer for the section on Dermatology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michael Christ for the section on Emergency Medicine Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Brent Siesky for the section on Ophthalmology Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Carlo Finelli for the section on Hematology Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Magdi Yaqoob for the section on Nephrology & Urology Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Nicholas David Clement for the section on Orthopedics Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Robert Flisiak for the section on Infectious Diseases |
| 2025–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Huiberdina Lena Koek for the section on Geriatric Medicine Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Willem Ombelet for the section on Reproductive Medicine & Andrology |
