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SSM - Qualitative Research in Health

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2021

ISSN2667-3215eISSN2667-3215

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.966

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.882

Total Works

755

Total Citations

4,700

2yr Mean Citedness

1.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

SSM - Qualitative Research in Health publishes international and interdisciplinary qualitative research, methodological, and theoretical contributions related to medical care, illness, disease, health, and wellbeing. The journal supports researchers in disciplines where qualitative research is underrepresented and aims to reach an interdisciplinary audience of social scientists, health providers, public health scholars, practitioners, and health policy decision makers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications755

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2667-3215 / 2667-3215

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico

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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

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health (social science)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational HealthSocial Sciences, Biomedical

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Health (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration, Health and TraumaGlobal Maternal and Child HealthHomelessness and Social IssuesMental Health and Patient InvolvementReproductive Health and ContraceptionVaccine Coverage and HesitancyEmployment and Welfare StudiesAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions