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Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN1541-3764
SJR Q2WOS SSCIScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.691
H-Indexi
81
SNIPi
0.963
Total Worksi
3,464
Total Citationsi
55,131
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.24
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Social Sciences, Biomedical; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Health (social science); Life-span and Life-course Studies.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1970
FrequencyEight No. A Year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,464
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind peer review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1541-3764
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
96
1.2k
2019
143
2.2k
2020
182
2.2k
2021
284
2.2k
2022
200
832
2023
182
521
2024
181
211
2025
111
12
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.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2
Health (social science)Q2
Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, MultidisciplinarySocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Life-span and Life-course StudiesCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesDeath Anxiety and Social ExclusionMigration, Health and TraumaReligion, Spirituality, and PsychologySuicide and Self-Harm StudiesHomelessness and Social IssuesOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingFamily Support in IllnessPatient Dignity and Privacy

Frequently asked questions about Omega: Journal of Death and Dying

Is Omega: Journal of Death and Dying a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Omega: Journal of Death and Dying: 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 Omega: Journal of Death and Dying?

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying 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 1.24.

Is Omega: Journal of Death and Dying indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Omega: Journal of Death and Dying is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Omega: Journal of Death and Dying?

Subject areas: Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Social Sciences, Biomedical; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Health (social science); Life-span and Life-course Studies.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref