Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Illness Crisis and Loss
ISSN 1054-1373 · eISSN 1552-6968 · SAGE
Illness Crisis and Loss: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,400; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Illness Crisis and Loss is published by SAGE. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Death, Funerary Practices, and Mourning and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology26%
- Death, Funerary Practices, and MourningSocial Sciences17%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine14.5%
- Palliative and Oncologic CareMedicine12.3%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences4%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine3.2%
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ResearchPsychology2.6%
- Family Support in IllnessSocial Sciences2.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 467/1530 | 69th |
| Health (social science) | Q2 | 171/387 | 55th |
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
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 181OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 9 | 420 |
| 2025 | 34 | 12 | 584 |
| 2024 | 42 | 16 | 491 |
| 2023 | 39 | 23 | 425 |
| 2022 | 34 | 17 | 438 |
| 2021 | 42 | 17 | 360 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,400 / GBP 2,493 | — | — |
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1054-1373
- Electronic ISSN
- 1552-6968
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Illness Crisis and Loss
Which databases index Illness Crisis and Loss?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Illness Crisis and Loss is indexed in Scopus.
Is Illness Crisis and Loss open access, and what is the APC?
Illness Crisis and Loss is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,400.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .