Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Health and Social Care Chaplaincy
ISSN 2051-5553 · eISSN 2051-5561 · Equinox Publishing Ltd
Health and Social Care Chaplaincy: subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health and Social Care Chaplaincy is published by Equinox Publishing Ltd. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education and Palliative and Oncologic Care, together about 61.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences30.9%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities20.2%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine10.4%
- Workplace Spirituality and LeadershipSocial Sciences8.5%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine5.1%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
- Death, Funerary Practices, and MourningSocial Sciences3.2%
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 37/760 | 95th |
| Health (social science) | Q2 | 181/387 | 53rd |
| Social Psychology | Q3 | 181/315 | 42nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 843 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 6 | 97 |
| 2025 | 31 | 14 | 120 |
| 2024 | 18 | 13 | 90 |
| 2023 | 17 | 10 | 173 |
| 2022 | 22 | 8 | 169 |
| 2021 | 25 | 3 | 123 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd
- ISSN
- 2051-5553
- Electronic ISSN
- 2051-5561
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health and Social Care Chaplaincy
Which databases index Health and Social Care Chaplaincy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health and Social Care Chaplaincy is indexed in Scopus.
Is Health and Social Care Chaplaincy open access, and what is the APC?
Health and Social Care Chaplaincy is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .