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Longitudinal and Life Course Studies

Bristol University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1757-9597eISSN1757-9597
SJR Q3WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q3+12
Total37
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
0.382
H-Index
36
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.601
Total Works
520
Total Citations
6,348
2yr Mean Citedness
1.38
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the long-term effects of family background, socioeconomic status, and life events such as parental death or interrupted education on various outcomes including socio-emotional development, mental health, cognitive function, and functional limitations in later life. Studies often utilize longitudinal data and consider variations across different cohorts, countries, and demographic groups.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1969
Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications520
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Bristol University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1757-9597 / 1757-9597
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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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.

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Life-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health disparities and outcomesIntergenerational and Educational Inequality StudiesYouth Education and Societal DynamicsEmployment and Welfare StudiesIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingBirth, Development, and HealthEarly Childhood Education and DevelopmentRetirement, Disability, and Employmentdemographic modeling and climate adaptationFamily Dynamics and Relationships
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref