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Health (United Kingdom)

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1923

ISSN1363-4593eISSN1461-7196

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.715

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CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.086

Total Works

1,288

Total Citations

29,396

2yr Mean Citedness

1.07

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores the social, cultural, and political contexts of health and illness. It examines how medical diagnoses, treatments, and healthcare systems are shaped by societal factors, including gender, social vulnerability, and digital technologies. The journal also investigates the experiences of patients and healthcare professionals within these systems, and the impact of social inequalities on health outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1923

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,288

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1363-4593 / 1461-7196

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Health (social science)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health and Patient InvolvementEmpathy and Medical EducationMental Health and PsychiatryObesity and Health PracticesPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyComplementary and Alternative Medicine StudiesEthics in medical practiceEmployment and Welfare StudiesParticipatory Visual Research Methods