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Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #759Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Trauma Violence & Abuse

Identifier (ISSN):1524-8380(Print)/1552-8324(Online)
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Publisher:SAGE
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
6.7↑ +1.3
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Trauma Violence & Abuse

WoS Q1
35796.5920226.420235.420245.420256.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):6.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
2.896
#759

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
131

131 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate5.6%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
185articles/year
47.38% Gold OA•0.66% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse is devoted to organizing, synthesizing, and expanding knowledge on all force of trauma, abuse, and violence. This peer-reviewed journal is practitioner oriented and will publish only reviews of research, conceptual or theoretical articles, and law review articles. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse is dedicated to professionals and advanced students in clinical training who work with any form of trauma, abuse, and violence. It is intended to compile knowledge that clearly affects practice, policy, and research.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Psychology96.6%Medicine91.9%Political science67.5%Psychiatry66.1%Environmental health65.5%Law65.1%Sociology61.9%Medical emergency61.5%Poison control61%Emergency medicine61%Suicide prevention58.4%Injury prevention57.9%Human factors and ergonomics57.7%Biology51%Social psychology48.1%Nursing48%Clinical psychology46.2%Domestic violence35.6%Psychotherapist33.1%Chemistry32.6%Criminology28.4%Philosophy27.7%Psychological intervention26%Pathology25.9%Developmental psychology25.4%Biochemistry25%Computer science24.6%Economics23.9%Mathematics23.4%MEDLINE23.2%Anthropology23.1%Social science22.9%Geology22.4%Physics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Q1
Rank2/113
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

FAMILY STUDIES

Q1
Rank1/66
IndexSSCI
JCRSSCI2026

SOCIAL WORK

Q1
Rank1/99
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Q1
Rank18/113
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

FAMILY STUDIES

Q1
Rank7/66
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

SOCIAL WORK

Q1
Rank4/99
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF6.7
Articles / Year155
Total Citations48
2025
IF5.4
Articles / Year186
Total Citations760
2024
IF5.4
Articles / Year178
Total Citations2,233
2023
IF6.4
Articles / Year157
Total Citations4,108
2022
IF6.595
Articles / Year154
Total Citations5,253

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #759Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicinePsychologySocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
2.896

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
10.04

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,004 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations6,489
3-Year Documents603
Citable Documents603

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)10

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate71.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Applied PsychologyQ1
Health (social science)Q1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1
Social WorkQ1
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: 5.6%

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):
1区 (Zone 1)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY
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

Trauma Violence & Abuse (ISSN: 1524-8380) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Multiple, published by SAGE in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 6.70, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 2.896 (Q1), an H-index of 131.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 185 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $4,004 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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Database Updated: 2026-10-01