The following lists of journals have been provided as a resource to assist the Quality Improvement community in identifying high impact journals, and journals influential in specific topic areas relevant to QI efforts within health care. Identified journals publish papers by both traditional and open access publication processes. Top 20 journals relevant to overall health care services ranked by impact factor: Journal Name Impact Factor CA-A CANCER JOURNAL FOR CLINICIANS (supports open access) 137.578 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 59.558 LANCET (supports open access) 44.002 JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 37.684 NATURE MEDICINE 30.357 NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE 29.298 LANCET ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 26.509 LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES (supports open access) 21.372 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 20.982 BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (supports open access) 19.697 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (supports open access) 17.759 CIRCULATION (supports open access) 17.202 ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 16.593 LANCENT DIABETES & ENDOCRINOLOGY (supports open access) 16.32 JAMA PSYCHIATRY 14.417 JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE 14.00 PLOS MEDICINE (open access) 13.585 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 13.118 INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE (supports open access) 10.125 Top 20 journals relevant to quality improvement in health care ranked by impact factor: Journal Name Impact Factor NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 59.558 LANCET (supports open access) 44.002 JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 37.684 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 20.982 BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (supports open access) 19.697 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (supports open access) 17.759 CIRCULATION (supports open access) 17.202 ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 16.593 JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE 14.00 PLOS MEDICINE (open access) 13.585 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 13.118 INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE (supports open access) 10.125 ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 9.269 DIABETES CARE 8.934 ANNALS OF SURGERY 8.569 EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL (supports open access) 8.332 THORAX (supports open access) 8.121 BMC MEDICINE (open access) 8.005 CANCER TREATMENT REVIEWS (supports open access) 7.983 JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 7.803 Page 1 of 11 Top 20 journals most frequently publishing overall on QI and health care ranked by impact factor: Journal name Impact factor JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION 37.684 HEALTH AFFAIRS 5.23 PEDIATRICS* (supports open access) 5.196 BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 ACADEMIC MEDICINE (supports open access) 4.194 JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 3.494 IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE (supports open access) 3.201 MEDICAL CARE (supports open access) 3.081 HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (supports open access) 2.865 BMJ OPEN (supports open access) 2.562 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE (supports open access) 2.545 ACADEMIC PEDIATRICS (supports open access) 2.438 PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES 2.335 EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2.17 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (open access) 1.606 JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PRACTICE (supports open 1.51 access JOURNAL FOR HEALTHCARE QUALITY (supports open access) 1.507 JOINT COMMISSION JOURNAL ON QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY* (supports 1.13 open access) JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY* (supports open access) 1.117 Page 2 of 11 The following lists of journals were compiled according to unique searches by the noted topic area and quality improvement to identify those journals that most frequently publish in that area. The list is arranged by topic and journals are ranked by impact factor. *most frequent publisher of QI “projects” ACCESS TO CARE Journal Name Impact Factor JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 20.982 BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (supports open access) 19.967 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES* (supports open access) 6.269 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER (supports open access) 6.163 BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 ACADEMIC MEDICINE (supports open access) 4.194 ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 3.655 JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE (supports open access) 2.023 ASTHMA Journal Name Impact Factor AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 13.118 JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY (supports open access) 12.485 JAMA PEDIATRICS 9.528 ALLERGY (supports open access) 6.335 PEDIATRICS* (supports open access) 5.196 JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTH (supports open access) 3.838 VALUE IN HEALTH (supports open access) 3.824 ANNALS OF ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY (supports open access) 3.475 PEDIATRIC RESEARCH 2.761 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 CANCER Journal Name Impact Factor JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 20.982 GASTROENTEROLOGY 18.187 ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY 9.269 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER (supports open access) 6.163 JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 5.04 JOURNAL OF UROLOGY 4.70 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS 4.257 DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM 3.739 ANNALS OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 3.655 JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY PRACTICE (supports open access) 1.85 CARDIOVASCULAR Journal Name Impact Factor JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (supports open access) 17.759 CIRCULATION (supports open access) 17.202 BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 Page 3 of 11 AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL (supports open access) 4.332 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO THORACIC SURGERY 2.803 JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY (supports open access) 2.57 CATHETERIZATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS (supports open access) 2.181 EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS 2.17 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 HEART LUNG AND CIRCULATION (supports open access) 1.575 CARE TEAMS Journal Name Impact factor JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (supports open access) 20.982 BMJ - BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (supports open access) 19.697 ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOLOGY (supports open access) 8.955 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE* (supports open access) 7.422 STROKE (supports open access) 5.787 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY (supports open access) 3.842 INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY (supports open access) 3.669 IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE (open access) 3.201 FAMILY PRACTICE (supports open access) 2.022 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 CHOOSING WISELY Journal Name Impact Factor JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE 14.00 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 13.118 BLOOD (supports open access) 11.847 PEDIATRICS* (supports open access) 5.196 BMJ QUALITY AND SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 CLINICAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY (supports open access) 4.657 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE (supports open access) 4.465 JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 3.494 JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 2.143 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE 1.515 COMMUNICATION Journal Name Impact Factor BMJ QUALITY AND SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 3.494 METHODS OF INFORMATION IN MEDICINE (supports open access) 2.248 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PRACTICE (supports open access) 2.226 BMC ENDOCRINE DISORDERS (open access) 1.739 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH (open access) 1.606 JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING (supports open access) 1.384 BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION (open access) 1.312 JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY* (supports open access) 1.117 COMPLIANCE Journal Name Impact Factor GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY (supports open access) 6.217 Page 4 of 11 JAMA SURGERY 5.661 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (open access) 5.228 BMJ QUALITY AND SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 CRITICAL CARE (open access) 4.95 JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY (supports open access) 4.919 ACADEMIC MEDICINE (supports open access) 4.194 INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 3.669 HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (supports open access) 1.439 JOURNAL OF CHILD NEUROLOGY 1.434 COST OF CARE Journal Name Impact Factor BMJ BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (supports open access) 19.967 THORAX (supports open access) 8.121 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE* (supports open access) 7.422 ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATOLOGY (supports open access) 6.009 HEALTH AFFAIRS 5.23 PEDIATRICS* (supports open access) 5.196 BMJ QUALITY AND SAFETY* (supports open access) 4.996 JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 3.494 JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY (supports open access) 3.454 CLINICAL ORTHOPAEDICS AND RELATED RESEARCH (supports open access) 3.127 DIABETES Journal Name Impact Factor DIABETES CARE 8.934 DIABETES 8.784 DIABETOLOGIA (supports open access) 6.206 DIABETES & METABOLISM (supports open access) 4.693 JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE (supports open access) 3.494 DIABETIC MEDICINE (supports open access) 3.152 DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE (supports open access) 3.045 PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY (supports open access) 2.85 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 DIABETES EDUCATOR 1.595 DOCUMENTATION Journal Name Impact Factor JAMA SURGERY 5.661 JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY (supports open access) 2.446 EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL (supports open access) 1.836 CURRENT ONCOLOGY (open access) 1.829 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL QUALITY 1.733 JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE (supports open access) 1.615 JOINT COMMISSION JOURNAL ON QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY* (supports open access) 1.13 JOURNAL