Quality of Life Research– Impact Score, Overall Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and Other Important Metrics

Last Updated on May 27, 2022

Impact Score

3.48

h-Index

 152

Rank

 2707

SJR

 1.296

Note: The impact score shown here is equivalent to the average number of times documents published
in a journal/conference in the past two years have been cited in the current year (i.e., Cites / Doc. (2 years)).
It is based on Scopus data and can be a little higher or different compared to the impact factor (IF) produced by Journal Citation Report.
Please refer to the Web of Science data source to check the exact journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Important Metrics

Title
Quality of Life Research

Abbreviation
Qual. Life Res.

Publication Type
Journal

Subject Area, Categories, Scope
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1)

h-index
152

Overall Rank/Ranking
2707

SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)
1.296

Impact Score
3.48

Publisher
Springer Netherlands

Country
Netherlands

ISSN
15732649, 09629343

Aim and Scope

Quality of Life Research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life, in all the health sciences. The journal also offers editorials, literature, book and software reviews, correspondence and abstracts of conferences.

Quality of life has become a prominent issue in biometry, philosophy, social science, clinical medicine, health services and outcomes research. The journal scope reflects the wide application of quality of life assessment and research in the biological and social sciences.

About Quality of Life Research

Quality of Life Research is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1). It is published by Springer Netherlands. The overall rank of Quality of Life Research is 2707.
According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.296. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 152. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of Quality of Life Research journal is 15732649, 09629343.
An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. Quality of Life Research is cited by a total of 4305 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2021).

Quality of Life Research Impact Score 2021-2022

The impact score (IS) 2021 of Quality of Life Research is 3.48, which is computed in 2022 as per its definition.
Quality of Life Research IS is decreased by a factor of 0.3 and approximate percentage change is -7.94% when compared to preceding year 2020, which
shows a falling trend.
The impact score (IS), also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

Quality of Life Research Impact Score 2022 Prediction

IS 2021 of Quality of Life Research is 3.48. If the same downward trend persists,
impact score may fall in 2022 as well.

Impact Score Trend

Year wise Impact Score (IS) of Quality of Life Research. Based on Scopus data.

Year
Impact Score (IS)

2022/2023
Coming Soon

2021
3.48

2020
3.78

2019
2.74

2018

2.47

2017

2.46

2016

2.52

2015

2.59

2014

2.45

Quality of Life Research h-index

Quality of Life Research has an h-index of 152. It means 152 articles of this journal have more than 152 number of citations.
The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

Quality of Life Research ISSN

The ISSN of Quality of Life Research is 15732649, 09629343. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

Quality of Life Research Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of Quality of Life Research is 2707.
According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 1.296. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

Quality of Life Research Publisher

Quality of Life Research is published by Springer Netherlands. It’s publishing house is located in Netherlands.
Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1992-2021.
The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of Quality of Life Research is Qual. Life Res..
This abbreviation (‘Qual. Life Res.’) is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals.
It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in Quality of Life Research

If your research field is/are related to Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (Q1), then
please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/