The Journal of General Internal Medicine is the official journal of the Society of General Internal Medicine. It promotes improved patient care, research, and education in primary care, general internal medicine, and hospital medicine. Its articles focus on topics such as clinical medicine, epidemiology, prevention, health care delivery, curriculum development, and numerous other non-traditional themes, in addition to classic clinical research on problems in internal medicine.
JGIM is ranked #1 in the Google Scholar H-5 Index of Primary Health Care, with a 2019 H-5 Index of 57.
- A monthly journal for internists who teach and/or do research
- Practice-based evidence for evidence-based practice
- Highly rated by authors (97% would definitely or probably publish in the journal again)
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Journal information
- Co-Editors-in-Chief
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- Steven Asch,
- Carol Bates,
- Jeff Jackson
- Publishing model
- Hybrid. Open Access options available
Journal metrics
- 4.606 (2018)
- Impact factor
- 4.912 (2018)
- Five year impact factor
- 1,225,168 (2018)
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Latest articles
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Facilitating Visit Attendance with Staff Reminder Calls in a Safety-Net Clinic
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Recognition and Treatment of Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia by Primary Care Physicians: a Survey from the National Lipid Association
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Risk of Bias and Quality of Reporting in Colon and Rectal Cancer Systematic Reviews Cited by National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guidelines
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Watching for Disease: the Changing Paradigm of Disease Screening in the Age of Consumer Health Devices
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Journal updates
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Introducing JGIM's Editors-in-Chief
The Journal of General Internal Medicine
(JGIM) is
proud to have three Editors-in-Chief for the journal including Steven M Asch, Carol Bates, and Jeffrey L Jackson.
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Supplement Issue: Improving Care Coordination for Veterans Within VA and Across Healthcare Systems
Volume 34, Issue 1 Supplement, May 2019
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About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1525-1497
- Print ISSN
- 0884-8734
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