(Toronto, June 26, 2024) JMIR Publications announced today that JMIR Mental Health has received a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 4.8 as published in the 2024 Journal Citation Report (JCR) from Clarivate. This follows our recent announcement that, according to Scopus CiteScore, JMIR Mental Health is a Q1 journal in the “Psychiatry and Mental Health” category, a result that is also reflected in the journal’s Scopus CiteScore ranking in the top 10% of all Psychiatry and Mental Health journals.

"We are all pleased to see JMIR Mental Health's new ranking reflect the high quality of the papers we publish, highlighting the superb work of authors, the dedication of peer reviewers, and commitment from the editorial team," commented John Torous, director of the Division of Digital Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliate in Boston, and editor-in-chief of JMIR Mental Health.

Here’s a selection of some of the highly cited articles from JMIR Mental Health:

Overall, 8 JMIR Publications journals (more than half of our portfolio of journals with a JIF) secured positions in the top quartile of their respective categories.

A Complete List of JMIR Publications Titles With a JIF in 2024:

Journal of Medical Internet Research	5.8	Q1
JMIR mHealth and uHealth	5.4	Q1
JMIR Aging	5.0	Q1
JMIR Mental Health	4.8	Q1
JMIR Serious Games	3.8	Q1
JMIR Infodemiology	3.5	Q1
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance	3.5	Q1
JMIR Cancer	3.3	Q2
JMIR Medical Education	3.2	Q1
JMIR Medical Informatics	3.1	Q2
JMIR Human Factors	2.6	Q2
JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting	2.1	Q2
JMIR Formative Research	2.0
Interactive Journal of Medical Research	1.9
JMIR Research Protocols	1.4

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We are grateful to the scholars, researchers, institutions, funders, peer reviewers, editors, and editorial board members who have contributed to our mission of advancing scientific knowledge.

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Evaluation of an mHealth App (DeStressify) on University Students’ Mental Health: Pilot Trial

Evaluation of an mHealth App (DeStressify) on University Students’ Mental Health: Pilot Trial