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Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy

Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd · Singapore · Est. 1993

ISSN1569-1861eISSN1876-4398

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.379

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.548

Total Worksi

355

Total Citationsi

3,234

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Rehabilitation; Occupational Therapy.

General Information

Country / RegionSingapore

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications355

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSKoninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-1861 / 1876-4398

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

278

2019

2020

2021

124

2022

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.

Occupational TherapyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Rehabilitation

Scopus Categories

Occupational Therapy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Occupational Therapy Practice and ResearchCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryFamily and Disability Support ResearchMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationAssistive Technology in Communication and MobilityDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchOrthopedic Surgery and RehabilitationInfant Development and Preterm CareSpatial Neglect and Hemispheric Dysfunction

Frequently asked questions about Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy

Is Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy?

Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy 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 1.26.

Is Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy?