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Status
Active
Coverage
1983–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
6.2
SJR · SCImago
1.190
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
175
Best quartile
Q1 · 90th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (all) | 66 / 669 | 90th | Q1 |
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Patient Education and Counseling
Patient Education and Counseling is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 6.2), WoS SCIE/SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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ISSN 0738-3991Verify ISSN ↗1873-5134Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE, SSCIONOS
6.2
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,830 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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 Patient Education and Counseling indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1983–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 6.2.
What quartile is Patient Education and Counseling in Scopus?
Patient Education and Counseling is Q1 in Medicine (all) (rank 66 of 669), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Patient Education and Counseling?
Patient Education and Counseling 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 6.2, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 90th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.190, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 175.
How much does it cost to publish in Patient Education and Counseling?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,830 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Patient Education and Counseling and what is its ISSN?
Patient Education and Counseling is published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Its print ISSN is 0738-3991 and its online ISSN is 1873-5134.
Is Patient Education and Counseling covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Patient Education and Counseling in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Patient Education and Counseling open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Patient Education and Counseling? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Patient Education and Counseling has an h-index of 218 and a 2-year mean of 2.29 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 6.2, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #123 of 646 Scopus journals in Medicine (all).
218
h-index
2.29
2-yr mean citations
5,724
i10-index
10,985
works indexed
390,674
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,830
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#123 of 646 Top 20% Medicine (all)
Patient Education and Counseling published 710 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 711. 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 Patient Education and Counseling? — latest 96 articles, 2026
In its latest 96 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (32.6%), Australia (11.4%) and China (7.8%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Patient Education and Counseling? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 3 retracted papers are recorded (0.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 3 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers
- 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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