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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #8,387Hybrid

Omega-Journal of Death and Dying

Identifier (ISSN):0030-2228(Print)/1541-3764(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.5↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Omega-Journal of Death and Dying

WoS Q3
01342.62022220231.520241.320251.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.691
#8,387

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
61

61 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate20%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
252articles/year
25.95% Gold OA•93.23% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Omega-Journal of Death and Dying (ISSN: 0030-2228) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.691 (Q2), an H-index of 61.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology89.7%Medicine81.8%Psychiatry55.1%Sociology49.3%Psychotherapist47.8%Philosophy45.9%Political science42.8%Law41.7%Social psychology41.4%Clinical psychology36.3%Biology33.3%Computer science28.3%Epistemology27.5%History26.3%Nursing25%Geography24.4%Developmental psychology24.2%Mathematics23.6%Grief23.6%Economics22%Physics21.3%Social science20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q3
Rank124/222
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL

Q3
Rank34/48
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Q3
Rank136/222
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL SCIENCES, BIOMEDICAL

Q4
Rank40/48
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.5
Articles / Year118
Total Citations15
2025
IF1.3
Articles / Year181
Total Citations229
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year182
Total Citations529
2023
IF2
Articles / Year200
Total Citations848
2022
IF2.602
Articles / Year284
Total Citations2,245

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #8,387Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1970, 1973-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.691

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.61

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,958 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,710
3-Year Documents626
Citable Documents626

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate60.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2
Health (social science)Q2
Life-span and Life-course StudiesQ2
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: 20%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Psychology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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

Omega-Journal of Death and Dying (ISSN: 0030-2228) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.691 (Q2), an H-index of 61.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 252 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,958 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
SAGE
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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