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Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0008-4174eISSN1911-9828

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.707

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.091

Total Worksi

4,019

Total Citationsi

39,418

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rehabilitation; Occupational Therapy.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFive No. A Year, 1979-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,019

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0008-4174 / 1911-9828

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

739

2019

559

2020

530

2021

382

2022

292

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Occupational TherapyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Occupational Therapy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersFamily and Disability Support ResearchStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Is Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy?

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.80.

Is Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy?