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International Journal of Sexual Health

Routledge · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN1931-7611eISSN1931-762X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.645

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.954

Total Worksi

743

Total Citationsi

10,713

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas (NLM/MEDLINE-assigned): Sexual Behavior.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications743

Publisher OrgRoutledge

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1931-7611 / 1931-762X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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

890

2019

396

2020

1.4k

2021

310

2022

360

2023

276

2024

2025

113

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.

Gender StudiesQ1

DermatologyQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Reproductive MedicineQ2

Social PsychologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, ClinicalPublic, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesSocial PsychologyReproductive MedicineDermatologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthSexuality, Behavior, and TechnologySexual function and dysfunction studiesLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSex work and related issuesGender, Feminism, and MediaGender Roles and Identity StudiesSexual Assault and Victimization StudiesFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Sexual Health

Is International Journal of Sexual Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Sexual Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 International Journal of Sexual Health?

International Journal of Sexual Health 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 1.47.

Is International Journal of Sexual Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Sexual Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Sexual Health?