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Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN1471-6712

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.798

H-Indexi

107

SNIPi

1.18

Total Worksi

3,472

Total Citationsi

87,471

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences is dedicated to the development and advancement of scientific knowledge on caring related to health and well-being. It is an Open Access journal in Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,472

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1471-6712

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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

177

2019

143

2.5k

2020

115

1.7k

2021

759

2022

638

2023

254

2024

183

251

2025

141

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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsNursing education and managementPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth, psychology, and well-beingDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchEthics in medical practiceCancer survivorship and careInterprofessional Education and Collaboration

Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Is Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences: 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 Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences?

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 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 0.93.

Is Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.