Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Mortality
ISSN 1357-6275 · eISSN 1469-9885 · Taylor & Francis
Mortality: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 104 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 31% (journal website); 96 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mortality 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 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration, together about 50.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The subjects of death and dying, grief and bereavement and memorialisation do not belong to any one discipline and this journal reflects the range of scholarship associated with them. Not only are these subjects of interest to a range of disciplines, they are also profoundly significant to professional groups and lay people concerned with the care of dying people, deceased people, bereaved people and memorialisation. The aim of the journal is to provide a space for interdisciplinary engagement, welcoming contributions from discrete disciplines as well as inter- multi- and trans-disciplinary submissions. We are currently not in a position to review and accept manuscripts that are predominantly focused on epidemiological and/or demographic studies. Key features of the journal include: Our regular special issues Interviews with experts in the field Our relationship with the Association for the study of Death and Society and the Death, Dying and Disposal Conference Our commitment throughout the journal's history to supporting researchers and practitioners at all stages of their careers All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by an editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, they are sent to peer review by a minimum of two independent expert referees. All peer review is double masked and submission is online. Disclaimer
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Arnar ÁrnasonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Finland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology34.3%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine11.2%
- Memory, Trauma, and CommemorationPsychology5.2%
- Anthropological Studies and InsightsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology5.1%
- Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionPsychology3.5%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences3.3%
- Geographies of human-animal interactionsSocial Sciences2.9%
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 | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Humanities, Multidisciplinary | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOCINAHLPublisher website
Other: AIDS Abstracts, Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA), British Humanities Index (BHI), CommunityWISE, Contenta Religionum, Educational Research Abstracts online (ERA), Family Studies Database, Gay and Lesbian Abstracts (Sexual Diversity Studies), National Information Services Corporation (NISC), Linguistics and Language Behaviour Abstracts, Progress in Palliative Care, Social Planning/Policy & Development Abstracts, 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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.38LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.38Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 412OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.96OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 30.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 183,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,373 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 65 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 96 | 44 | 108 |
| 2024 | 63 | 30 | 103 |
| 2023 | 60 | 26 | 208 |
| 2022 | 51 | 20 | 246 |
| 2021 | 51 | 15 | 251 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
104 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 31%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 104 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 13 daysPublisher 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Mortality 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
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then double-masked review by at least two independent expert referees; online submission. Model summary
All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by an editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, they are sent to peer review by a minimum of two independent expert referees. All peer review is double masked and submission is online.
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
- 1357-6275
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-9885
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mortality
What CAS zone is Mortality in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mortality is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Humanities, Multidisciplinary / Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Mortality?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Mortality?
The publisher reports about 104 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 31%. 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.
What JCR quartile is Mortality in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Mortality based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), United Kingdom (1) and Finland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mortality?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mortality is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Mortality open access, and what is the APC?
Mortality 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: .