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Patient Education and Counseling

Elsevier Ireland Ltd · Ireland · Est. 1967

ISSN1873-5134
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
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
1.237
H-Index
215
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.367
Total Works
10,829
Total Citations
379,233
2yr Mean Citedness
1.61
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Retractions
2
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary journal for clinicians that aims to provide a forum for fundamental and applied research. It promotes the study of processes affecting clinical communication, patient education, counseling, health promotion, and training models. The journal also covers organizational issues involved with the delivery of patient education and counseling services.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIreland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1967
Annual Volume~ 584 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications10,829
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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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?
Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1873-5134
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityDiabetes Management and EducationCancer survivorship and careEmpathy and Medical EducationPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPatient Satisfaction in HealthcareInnovations in Medical EducationHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref