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Journal of Integrated Care

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1476-9018eISSN2042-8685

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.329

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.439

Total Worksi

964

Total Citationsi

7,045

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.79

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications964

Publisher OrgEmerald Publishing Limited

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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1476-9018 / 2042-8685

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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

191

2019

355

2020

148

2021

199

2022

207

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Health (social science)Q3

Public AdministrationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & Services

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic AdministrationHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Healthcare innovation and challengesInterprofessional Education and CollaborationGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesMental Health and Patient InvolvementPrimary Care and Health OutcomesChronic Disease Management StrategiesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingHealthcare Systems and TechnologySocial Policy and Reform StudiesHealth Policy Implementation Science

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Integrated Care

Is Journal of Integrated Care a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Integrated Care: 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 Journal of Integrated Care?

Journal of Integrated Care 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 0.79.

Is Journal of Integrated Care indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Integrated Care is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Integrated Care?