What is the Impact Factor of Advances in Life Course Research?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Advances in Life Course Research is 3.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Advances in Life Course Research indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Advances in Life Course Research is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q1 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of N/A (Q1) and an H-index of N/A.

Who publishes Advances in Life Course Research and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Advances in Life Course Research is published by Elsevier. For exact article processing charges and subscription guidelines, consult the official editorial guidelines.

WoS SCIE Q1Top JournalHybrid

Advances in Life Course Research

Identifier (ISSN):1040-2608(Print)

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Publisher:Elsevier

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

3↑ +0.6

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

WoS Quartile

WoS SCIETop Tier

Clarivate WoS JCR

WoS Categories↓

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Advances in Life Course Research

WoS Q1

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):3

Scopus SJR & Rank

N/A

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus / Elsevier Data

H-Index (Hirsch Index)

N/A

papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier

Self-Citation Rate10.5%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

39articles/year

60.19% Gold OA•95.56% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Advances in Life Course Research publishes articles dealing with various aspects of the human life course. Seeing life course research as an essentially interdisciplinary field of study, it invites and welcomes contributions from anthropology, biosocial science, demography, epidemiology and statistics, gerontology, economics, management and organisation science, policy studies, psychology, research methodology and sociology. Original empirical analyses, theoretical contributions, methodological studies and reviews accessible to a broad set of readers are welcome.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Psychology83.9%Sociology65.8%Developmental psychology59.6%Social psychology53.4%Political science50%Medicine47.7%Economics47.4%Computer science45%Law42.6%Mathematics42.3%Demography39.5%Life course approach36.7%Biology31.8%Physics30.4%Philosophy29.6%Demographic economics27.5%Environmental health25.7%Population24.9%Statistics24.8%History22.8%Engineering22.3%Geography22%

Primary Research Areas

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Rank30/275

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

Rank36/276

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCRSSCI	30/275	Q1
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY	JCISSCI	36/276	Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

6 year

2026Latest

IF3

Articles / Year—

Total Citations—

2025

IF2.4

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Total Citations—

2024

IF1.9

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Total Citations—

2023

IF3.4

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2022

IF5.548

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Total Citations—

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	3	—	—
2025	2.4	—	—
2024	1.9	—	—
2023	3.4	—	—
2022	5.548	—	—
2020	—	1	0

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth

Self-citation: 10.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

2区 (Zone 2)Sociology

Minor Category (Specific Field):

1区SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Advances in Life Course Research (ISSN: 1040-2608) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of SOCIAL SCIENCES, published by Elsevier in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.00, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE).

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 39 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with APC fees are not specified. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.