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International Journal of Care and Caring

Policy Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1970

ISSN2397-8821eISSN2397-883X

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.36

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.56

Total Worksi

578

Total Citationsi

5,305

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary; Sociology and Political Science; Health Policy; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 70 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications578

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?

Policy Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2397-8821 / 2397-883X

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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

679

2019

438

2020

268

2021

297

2022

207

2023

122

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.

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Health PolicyQ3

Health (social science)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Intergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealthcare innovation and challengesSocial Policy and Reform StudiesFamily Support in IllnessEmployment and Welfare StudiesMigration, Aging, and Tourism StudiesMental Health and Patient InvolvementAging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Care and Caring

Is International Journal of Care and Caring a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Care and Caring: 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 Care and Caring?

International Journal of Care and Caring 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 0.83.

Is International Journal of Care and Caring indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Care and Caring is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Care and Caring?