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OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
ISSN 0030-2228 · eISSN 1541-3764 · SAGE
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.43; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; 181 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying is published by SAGE and is in Zone 4 of Psychology 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 Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion, together about 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Clinical Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental HealthPsychology30.3%
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesMedicine11.6%
- Death Anxiety and Social ExclusionPsychology10%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology9.3%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences6%
- Suicide and Self-Harm StudiesPsychology5.1%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions3.4%
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-beingPsychology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| 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)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychology, Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Biomedical | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 1.43LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,562OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.65OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 160LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,552 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 127 | 46 | 19 |
| 2025 | 181 | 80 | 239 |
| 2024 | 182 | 86 | 551 |
| 2023 | 200 | 94 | 866 |
| 2022 | 284 | 103 | 2,282 |
| 2021 | 182 | 62 | 2,284 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0030-2228
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-3764
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying
What CAS zone is OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Multidisciplinary / Social Sciences, Biomedical. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.43; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 83.
Which databases index OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying open access, and what is the APC?
OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
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: .