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Journal of Caring Sciences

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · Iran · Est. 1968

ISSN2251-9920

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ 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?

422

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 240d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.603

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.003

Total Worksi

377

Total Citationsi

7,415

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.22

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Professions (miscellaneous); Medicine (miscellaneous); Nursing (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1968

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications377

Publisher OrgTabriz University of Medical Sciences

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2251-9920

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

790

2019

564

2020

469

2021

339

2022

215

2023

107

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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Health Professions (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsHealth and Well-being StudiesNursing education and managementCOVID-19 and Mental HealthPalliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumCancer survivorship and careHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutInfant Development and Preterm CareFamily Caregiving in Mental Illness

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Caring Sciences

Is Journal of Caring Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Caring Sciences: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Caring Sciences?

Journal of Caring Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.603.

Is Journal of Caring Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Caring Sciences is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Caring Sciences?