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Status
Active
Coverage
2005–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.3
SJR · SCImago
0.820
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
55
Best quartile
Q1 · 78th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Policy | 72 / 330 | 78th | Q1 |
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Chronic Illness
Chronic Illness is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.3), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by SAGE Publications Ltd.
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ISSN 1742-3953Verify ISSN ↗1745-9206Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
5.3
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,150 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Chronic Illness indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2005–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.3.
What quartile is Chronic Illness in Scopus?
Chronic Illness is Q1 in Health Policy (rank 72 of 330), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Chronic Illness?
Chronic Illness is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 78th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.820, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 55.
How much does it cost to publish in Chronic Illness?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,150 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Chronic Illness and what is its ISSN?
Chronic Illness is published by SAGE Publications Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1742-3953 and its online ISSN is 1745-9206.
Is Chronic Illness covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Chronic Illness in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Chronic Illness open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Chronic Illness? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Chronic Illness has an h-index of 66 and a 2-year mean of 1.14 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #196 of 327 Scopus journals in Health Policy.
66
h-index
1.14
2-yr mean citations
408
i10-index
833
works indexed
18,097
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,150
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#196 of 327 Bottom 41% Health Policy
Chronic Illness published 16 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 68. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Chronic Illness? — latest 100 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United States (23.8%), Türkiye (9.5%) and China (7.5%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Chronic Illness? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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