Journal profile · Multiple
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
ISSN 0954-0121 · eISSN 1360-0451 · Taylor & Francis
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.45; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 151 days to acceptance (151 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 62% (journal website); 279 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, together about 60.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIDS Care is an international peer-reviewed journal publishing multi-disciplinary research related to HIV/AIDS including the planning of services, prevention and the social and psychological aspects of care and treatment. HIV and AIDS infection affects many echelons of society ranging from individuals, couples and families through to institutions and communities. The condition clusters and overlaps with several co-infections, individual and societal risks demanding a broad base for understanding and comprehensive reaction. AIDS Care aims to publish work emanating from many centers and in so doing to address the global impact of HIV/AIDS. The journal covers topics that originate from multiple disciplines, including psychology, sociology, epidemiology, social work and anthropology, social aspects of medicine, nursing, education, health education, law, administration and counselling. AIDS Care accepts original research articles, reviews and short reports as well as Methodological papers for our online-only Methodological Issue. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy. Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal. Read the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine31.3%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine15.4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions14.2%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences6.4%
- HIV-related health complications and treatmentsMedicine4.6%
- HIV Research and TreatmentImmunology and Microbiology4.3%
- HIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.8%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ASSIA (Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts), Automatic Subject Citation Alert, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Caredata, Combined Health Information Database (CHID), Current AIDS Literature, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Health Economic Evaluations Database (OHE-HEED), International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, PASCAL, Public Health and Tropical Medicine Database, Research Alerts, Sage Family Studies Abstracts, Social Services Abstracts, Social SciSearch, Sociological Abstracts, Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,754OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.78%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 283LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 339,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 339,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,295 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 234 | 84 | 33 |
| 2025 | 279 | 134 | 271 |
| 2024 | 167 | 117 | 575 |
| 2023 | 147 | 99 | 637 |
| 2022 | 191 | 103 | 1,293 |
| 2021 | 235 | 135 | 2,242 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 212 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (151 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 183 days
- Sample
- 151 articles with submission and acceptance dates (511 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 54 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 55 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4
- methodological paperAIDS Care accepts original research articles, reviews and short reports as well as Methodological papers for our online-only Methodological Issue.Length not stated
- original researchAIDS Care accepts original research articles, reviews and short reports as well as Methodological papers for our online-only Methodological Issue.Length not stated
- reviewAIDS Care accepts original research articles, reviews and short reports as well as Methodological papers for our online-only Methodological Issue.Length not stated
- short reportAIDS Care accepts original research articles, reviews and short reports as well as Methodological papers for our online-only Methodological Issue.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Gold open access publishing option. Model summary
AIDS Care is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review policy. Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0954-0121
- Electronic ISSN
- 1360-0451
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
What CAS zone is AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Social Sciences, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.45; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV?
Based on the dates recorded on 151 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 95–212 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 62% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV open access, and what is the APC?
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .