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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3.6), WoS SSCI, DOAJ. Published by Taylor and Francis Ltd..
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ISSN 1748-2623Verify ISSN ↗1748-2631Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd.
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fundamentals and Skills | 2 / 15 | 90th | Q1 |
| Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects | 16 / 53 | 70th | Q2 |
| Gerontology | 14 / 40 | 66th | Q2 |
| Health Policy | 130 / 330 | 60th | Q2 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2006–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.6.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is Q1 in Fundamentals and Skills (rank 2 of 15), Q2 in Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects (rank 16 of 53) and Q2 in Gerontology (rank 14 of 40), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 4 subject areas in all.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is indexed in the 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 3.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.752, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 54.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,790 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.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1748-2623 and its online ISSN is 1748-2631.
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being has an h-index of 68 and a 2-year mean of 2.86 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #7 of 53 Scopus journals in Issues, Ethics and Legal Aspects.
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being published 145 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
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.
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Sweden (23%), Norway (11.5%) and United Kingdom (11.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
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.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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