CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL

The Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), identified by ISSN 0820-3946, is a highly respected peer-reviewed medical journal published weekly by the Canadian Medical Association in Canada. As a leading publication indexed in the Science Citation Index (SCI) and consistently ranked in the upper quartiles of the Chinese Academy of Sciences journal classification, CMAJ maintains a strong reputation for academic rigor and high impact within the global medical community. The journal encompasses a broad spectrum of medical research, including clinical medicine, public health, epidemiology, and health policy, with a particular focus on both Canadian and international health practices. It publishes diverse article types such as original research, reviews, editorials, and case reports, adhering to strict quality standards that have established it as a critical source of information for researchers and clinicians. Although CMAJ operates primarily as a subscription-based model rather than a fully open-access publication, it offers open-access options for selected articles, balancing accessibility with the financial sustainability of high-quality scholarly communication.