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Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1975

ISSN2190-5991eISSN2190-6009

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

3.534

H-Indexi

147

SNIPi

2.502

Total Worksi

2,389

Total Citationsi

102,693

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geriatrics & Gerontology; Medicine, General & Internal; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Physiology (medical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,389

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2190-5991 / 2190-6009

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

144

13k

2019

157

9.7k

2020

230

13k

2021

282

12k

2022

256

7.3k

2023

268

3.8k

2024

380

2.1k

2025

205

144

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.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

Physiology (medical)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geriatrics & GerontologyMedicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Physiology (medical)Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Nutrition and Health in AgingMuscle Physiology and DisordersFrailty in Older AdultsBody Composition Measurement TechniquesAdipose Tissue and MetabolismExercise and Physiological ResponsesMuscle metabolism and nutritionCardiovascular and exercise physiologyGDF15 and Related BiomarkersBalance, Gait, and Falls Prevention

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle

Is Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle?

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 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 5.42.

Is Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle?