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Journal of Loss and Trauma

Routledge · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1532-5024eISSN1532-5032

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.612

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.808

Total Works

1,193

Total Citations

25,288

2yr Mean Citedness

1.69

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Loss and Trauma publishes research on personal losses relating to family, health, and aging issues. The journal addresses psychological and physical health and interpersonal losses relative to extended family, community life, and society. It also explores topics under the 2019-2020 coronavirus outbreak and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,193

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1532-5024 / 1532-5032

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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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Social PsychologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Social

Scopus Categories

Social PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Psychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration, Health and TraumaPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthResilience and Mental HealthChild Abuse and TraumaCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHomelessness and Social IssuesFamily Support in IllnessPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesOptimism, Hope, and Well-being