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Implementation Research and Practice

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1993

ISSN2633-4895eISSN2633-4895

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total88

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.877

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

210

Total Citationsi

3,051

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Care Sciences & Services; Health Policy & Services; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Neurology; Psychiatry and Mental Health; Biological Psychiatry.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications210

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~18 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2633-4895 / 2633-4895

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

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?

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

2010

754

2020

1.5k

2021

573

2022

259

2023

119

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.

NeurologyQ2

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ2

Biological PsychiatryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesHealth Policy & ServicesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Biological PsychiatryPsychiatry and Mental HealthNeurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health Policy Implementation ScienceMental Health and Patient InvolvementCommunity Health and DevelopmentDigital Mental Health InterventionsBehavioral and Psychological StudiesHealth Sciences Research and EducationOpioid Use Disorder TreatmentSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesEvaluation and Performance AssessmentMental Health Treatment and Access

Frequently asked questions about Implementation Research and Practice

Is Implementation Research and Practice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Implementation Research and Practice: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 88/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Implementation Research and Practice?

Implementation Research and Practice 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 2.46.

Is Implementation Research and Practice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Implementation Research and Practice is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Implementation Research and Practice?