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Applied Research in Quality of Life

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 2001

ISSN1871-2584eISSN1871-2576

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

145

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 127d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.958

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.204

Total Worksi

1,580

Total Citationsi

29,684

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Applied Research in Quality of Life is a scientific journal that publishes innovative papers contributing to the understanding, assessment and enhancement of quality of life. Welcomes conceptual, methodological, and empirical papers dealing with quality-of-life issues from around the world. Multidisciplinary in focus. Provides an essential platform for applied work that connects scientific evidence with practical relevance.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,580

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1871-2584 / 1871-2576

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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

Citations received

117

3.3k

2019

2.1k

2020

130

2.4k

2021

112

1.5k

2022

129

1.1k

2023

143

741

2024

123

224

2025

108

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.

Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Life-span and Life-course Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionHealth disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesResilience and Mental HealthOptimism, Hope, and Well-beingIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingPsychological and Temporal Perspectives ResearchChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCOVID-19 and Mental HealthWork-Family Balance Challenges

Frequently asked questions about Applied Research in Quality of Life

Is Applied Research in Quality of Life a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Research in Quality of Life: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Applied Research in Quality of Life?

Applied Research in Quality of Life 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 2.42.

Is Applied Research in Quality of Life indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Research in Quality of Life is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.