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Home Health Care Management and Practice

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1996

ISSN1552-6739

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.406

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CiteScore

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SNIP

0.551

Total Works

2,161

Total Citations

9,231

2yr Mean Citedness

0.85

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the management and practice of home health care, encompassing patient care, workforce issues, and system-level considerations. Articles explore topics such as chronic disease management, care coordination, health disparities, professional development, and the impact of various interventions and policies within the home health setting.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 40 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,161

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1552-6739

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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

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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.

Community and Home CareQ2

Leadership and ManagementQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Leadership and ManagementPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCommunity and Home Care

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesHealthcare Policy and ManagementFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsCultural Competency in Health CareChronic Disease Management StrategiesNursing Diagnosis and DocumentationNursing Roles and PracticesGlobal Health Workforce IssuesFrailty in Older Adults