Journal metric profile

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.000 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q4 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 159/195 Recorded category rank

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.000, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q4.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 159 out of 195 journals in its listed category. A Q4 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 103 total citations, 4 total articles, 5 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.600, which is 0.600 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.000. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.120.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.6 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 5.7 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials is identified in this record by print ISSN 1179-1519 and electronic ISSN 1179-1519. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameOpen Access Journal of Clinical Trials
Abbreviated journalOPEN ACCESS J CLIN T
PublisherDOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank13,445
ISSN1179-1519
eISSN1179-1519
Total cites103
Total articles4
Citable items5
Cited half-life10.6 years
Citing half-life5.7 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.000
5-Year Impact Factor1.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.120
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ4
JCR category rank159/195
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials is 1.000 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials?

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials is listed in quartile Q4. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials?

Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials is listed as being published by DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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