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Chronic Illness

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1937

ISSN1742-3953eISSN1745-9206

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.862

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.883

Total Works

823

Total Citations

17,498

2yr Mean Citedness

0.88

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Chronic Illness is an academic journal that publishes in the areas of Medicine & Health care. It also covers Health Care Sciences & Services, General & Internal Medicine, and Public, Environmental & Occupational Health, and Health Policy.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1937

Annual Volume~ 34 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications823

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 Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1742-3953 / 1745-9206

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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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

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.

Health PolicyQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesMedicine, General & InternalPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diabetes Management and EducationChronic Disease Management StrategiesPrimary Care and Health OutcomesMental Health and Patient InvolvementPatient-Provider Communication in HealthcareDiabetes Management and ResearchChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of LifeMedication Adherence and ComplianceFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ResearchInterprofessional Education and Collaboration