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Aims and scope

Medical Education Online is an open access journal of health care education, publishing peer-reviewed research, perspectives, reviews, and early documentation of new ideas and trends.

Medical Education Online aims to disseminate information on the education and training of physicians and other health care professionals. Manuscripts may address any aspect of health care education and training, including, but not limited to:

Basic science education
Clinical science education
Residency education
Learning theory
Problem-based learning (PBL)
Curriculum development
Research design and statistics
Measurement and evaluation
Faculty development
Informatics/web

Medical Education Online accepts feature articles, research articles, trend articles, review articles, rapid communications and short communications. In light of recent surge in submissions the journal is not currently accepting letters to the editor.

The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.

Journal metrics

Usage

641K annual downloads/views

Citation metrics

3.1 (2023) Impact Factor
Q1 Impact Factor Best Quartile
4.0 (2023) 5 year IF
6.0 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
1.866 (2023) SNIP
1.012 (2023) SJR

Speed/acceptance

4 days avg. from submission to first decision
78 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
9 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
15% acceptance rate

Understanding and using journal metrics

Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.

We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.

For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.

Journal metrics in brief

Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).

Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.

Citation Metrics

Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.

Speed/acceptance

From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.

For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.

*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus

Editorial board

Editors

Scott Cottrell, Ed.D
Associate Dean for Student Services and Curriculum
Professor, Department of Medical Education
West Virginia University School of Medicine
USA

Chris Gillette, Ph.D
Associate Professor of PA Studies
Assistant Director of Scholarship and Research
Wake Forest School of Medicine
USA

PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT SECTION
Michael Rudolph, Ph.D
Assistant Daen of Academic Affairs
Assistant Professor
Lincoln Memorial University
USA

Associate Editors

Dolgor Baatar, Ph.D, MD
Professor, Department of Biomedical Science
Kaiser Permanente SOM
USA

Alexis Battista, Ph.D, MBA, FSSH
The Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Health Professions Education
USA

Les R. Becker, Ph.D, MS.MEdL, NRP, CHSE
Clinical Educator
MedStar SiTEL, Simulation Training and Education Lab
USA

Kirsten M. Brown, Ph.D, MA
Associate Professor of Anatomy & Cell Biology
Vice Chair of Education
The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
USA

Era Buck, Ph.D
Senior Medical Educator
Office of Educational Development
University of Texas Medical Branch
USA

Xin Cheng, MD
Professor, Department of Histology & Embryology
Director, Department of Clinical Medicine
Jinan University School of Medicine, Guangzhou
China

Nyla Dil, DVM, MSc (Path), Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Immunology and Medical Microbiology
University of Central Florida-College of Medicine
USA

Cha-Chi Fung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Vice Chair of Medical Education
Assistant Dean of Medical Education
Keck School of Medicine of USC
USA

Adrienne Laurel Gorman, Ph.D
Associate professor for Medical Education
University of Central Florida
College of Medicine
USA

Charles Gullo, Ph.D
Associate Dean for Medical Education
Associate Professor, Deptartment of Medical Education
TUC Medicine, Fort Worth TX
USA

Cathy J. Lazarus, MD, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Louisiana State University, New Orleans
USA

Paige McDonald, Ed.D
Vice Chair for the Department of Clinical Research and Leadership
George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington D.C.
USA

Kathleen Ogle, Ph.D
George Washington University
School of Medicine and Health Science
USA

Jyotsna Pandey, MD, Ph.D
Associate Dean (Faculty Affairs) & Professor
Ross University School of Medicine
USA

Gominda Ponnamperuma, MBBS, Ph.D
Centre for Medical Education
University of Dundee
United Kingdom

Eliot Rees, MBChB, MA, PGDip, FHEA
Lecturer in Medical Education, School of Medicine, Keele University, UK
NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow in General Practice, University College London
United Kingdom

Darshana Shah, Ph.D
Professor, Department of Anatomy & Pathology
Associate Dean, Office of Faculty Affairs & Professional Development
Marshall University, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
USA

Cayla R. Teal, Ph.D, MA
Assistant Dean For Assessment & Evaluation
University of Kansas, School of Medicine
USA

Allison A. Vanderbilt, Ed.D, MS
Assistant Dean, Curriculum Evaluation and Innovation
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
College of Medicine and Life Sciences
University of Toledo
USA

Lynn C. Yeoman, Ph.D
Professor of Pharmacology
ERC Executive Director
Office of the Dean of Medical Education
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas
USA

Binbin Zheng, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Associate Professor
Center for Health Professions Education
USA

Nicole Rockich Winston, MS, PharmD, EdD, FNAP
Associate Professor of Pharmacology
Assistant Dean for Curriculum: Foundations of Medicine Assistant
Director of Pre-Clerkship Simulation
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta University
USA

Varna Tarakinanti, M.B.B.S, M.D, Ph.D,
Associate Professor
Department of Foundational Medical Studies
OUWB School of Medicine, Rochester
USA

Mikio Hayashi, M.D, Ph.D, FACP
Lecturer
Center for Health Professions Education
Kansai Medical University, Osaka
Japan

Veena S. Singaram, BMedSc, MMedSc, CHEP, Ph.D
Associate Professor in Health Professions Education
Clinical and Professional Practice Research
School of Clinical Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal
South Africa

Qian Liu, BMGT, MSc, Ph.D, SFHEA
Lecturer
Higher Education Development Centre
University of Otago
New Zealand

Abigail Hielscher, Ph.D
Associate Professor in Neurological Sciences
Larner College of Medicine
University of Vermont
USA

Founding Editor

David J Solomon
PhD Professor of Medicine/OMERAD
Michigan State University
Senior Medical Educator

Past co-Editor

Sonia J. Crandall, Ph.D, MS
Professor, Department of PA Studies
Director, Research and Scholarship DPAS
Wake Forest School of Medicine

Abstracting and indexing

Articles published in Medical Education Online are indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:

National Library of Medicine's MEDLARS system, MEDLINE (2009--) and PubMed Central/PubMed (2008--).
Content relevant to psychology is indexed by PsycINFO, the American Psychological Association's index of journal articles.

The Journal and the majority of individual articles are indexed/covered by the following services:

Applied Social Sciences Indexing and Abstracting (ASSIA) ,
Current Contents/Social and Behavioral Sciences
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
EMCare,
Google Scholar,
Intute Medicine including Dentistry,
Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences edition,
J ournalSeek,
Open J-gate,
Health Research Premium Collection,
Hospital Premium Collect,
ProQuest Central,
SCIMago,
ScienceOpen,
SCOPUS,
Social Sciences Citation Index,
Social Scisearch®,
Ulrich's Periodicals Directory.

The bibliographic reference lists in all articles of Medical Education Online are included in the Open Citations Corpus.

Material in MEO is also further distributed by EBSCO, one of the world's largest content aggregators and research database providers.

Open access

Medical Education Online is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.

Why choose open access?

Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article

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