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Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health

Routledge · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1934-9645

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.409

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.054

Total Worksi

453

Total Citationsi

3,452

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health is an interdisciplinary professional journal devoted to the scholarly study of spirituality as a resource for counseling. It aims to bridge the gap between the study of Spirituality and disciplines such as Well-being, Religious studies, and mental health. The journal is also categorized within Arts and Humanities, Psychology, and Social Sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications453

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1934-9645

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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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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

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

163

2019

198

2020

2021

116

2022

138

2023

2024

2025

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.

Religious StudiesQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Applied PsychologyQ3

Social PsychologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychology, Applied

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologySocial PsychologySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Religious Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyGrief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthMindfulness and Compassion InterventionsPsychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionReligion and Society InteractionsCounseling, Therapy, and Family DynamicsWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipReligion, Society, and DevelopmentTheological Perspectives and PracticesOptimism, Hope, and Well-being

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health

Is Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Spirituality in Mental 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 Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health?

Journal of Spirituality in Mental 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 1.10.

Is Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.