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Health Sociology Review

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1446-1242eISSN1839-3551

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

236

days submission → published

measured · last 18 articles · accept 234d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.808

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.369

Total Worksi

945

Total Citationsi

15,699

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy & Services; Sociology; Health (social science); Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications945

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1446-1242 / 1839-3551

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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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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

275

2019

1.1k

2020

345

2021

110

2022

245

2023

150

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.

Health (social science)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & ServicesSociology

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mental Health and Patient InvolvementObesity and Health PracticesHealth disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHomelessness and Social IssuesIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsGlobal Health Workforce IssuesGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPrimary Care and Health Outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Health Sociology Review

Is Health Sociology Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Sociology Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Health Sociology Review?

Health Sociology Review 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 2.60.

Is Health Sociology Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Sociology Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Health Sociology Review?