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Games for Health Journal

Mary Ann Liebert Inc. · United States · Est. 1949

ISSN2161-7856

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.89

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.901

Total Worksi

826

Total Citationsi

19,123

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Rehabilitation; Computer Science Applications; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications826

Publisher OrgMary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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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?

Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2161-7856

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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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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

1.4k

2019

1.6k

2020

684

2021

823

2022

450

2023

366

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.

Computer Science ApplicationsQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

RehabilitationQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthRehabilitation

Scopus Categories

RehabilitationComputer Science ApplicationsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Educational Games and GamificationStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryObesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthChildren's Physical and Motor DevelopmentBalance, Gait, and Falls PreventionCerebral Palsy and Movement DisordersMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsDigital Mental Health InterventionsVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Games for Health Journal

Is Games for Health Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Games for Health Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Games for Health Journal?

Games for Health Journal 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 2.83.

Is Games for Health Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Games for Health Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Games for Health Journal?