Quality of Life Research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life, in all the health sciences. The journal also offers editorials, literature, book and software reviews, correspondence and abstracts of conferences.
Quality of life has become a prominent issue in biometry, philosophy, social science, clinical medicine, health services and outcomes research. The journal's scope reflects the wide application of quality of life assessment and research in the biological and social sciences. All original work is subject to peer review for originality, scientific quality and relevance to a broad readership.
This is an official journal of the International Society of Quality of Life Research.
Why publish with us
- We are an official journal of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), a leading society in the field of health-related quality of life research.
- Our journal is ranked in the top quartile of the health policy and services category of the JCR Social Science Citation Index.
- The journal promotes the rapid communication of original research, articles, and methodological reports on quality of life research and assessment in the biological and health sciences.
Journal information
- Co-Editors-in-Chief
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- Richard Skolasky,
- Jan Boehnke,
- Claudia Rutherford
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). How to publish with us, including Open Access
Journal metrics
- 3.440 (2021)
- Impact factor
- 4.388 (2021)
- Five year impact factor
- 12 days
- Submission to first decision (Median)
- 1,018,457 (2021)
- Downloads
Latest issue
Latest articles
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Quality of life among community-dwelling older adults: evidence from a large population-based study in rural Sri Lanka
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
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Properties of the Shift and Persist Questionnaire in adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors: Validity, consistency, and interpretability
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
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How important is subjective well-being for patients? A qualitative interview study of people with psoriasis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
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Periodontitis assessed with a new screening tool and oral health-related quality of life: cross-sectional findings among general-population adults
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
Journal updates
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ISOQOL
The International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) is a global community of researchers, clinicians, health care professionals, industry professionals, consultants, and patient research partners advancing health related quality of life research (HRQL).
Together, we are creating a future in which patient perspective is integral to health research, care and policy.
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Calls for papers
The editors are pleased to invite submissions to two new topical collections: Reducing research waste in (Health-Related) Quality of Life research and Methodologies and Considerations for Meaningful Change.
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Registered Reports
Registered Reports are a publication format in which the research question and the quality of methodology are peer-reviewed before the data are collected and analysed. Registered Reports are intended to strengthen the methodology and transparency of research papers. The editors are pleased to offer this article type for authors submitting to Quality of Life Research.
Societies, partners and affiliations
About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-2649
- Print ISSN
- 0962-9343
- Abstracted and indexed in
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- ANVUR
- Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal Quality List
- BFI List
- Baidu
- CAB Abstracts
- CLOCKSS
- CNKI
- CNPIEC
- Current Contents/Clinical Medicine
- Dimensions
- EBSCO Academic Search
- EBSCO Advanced Placement Source
- EBSCO Biomedical Reference Collection
- EBSCO CINAHL
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- EBSCO Family & Society Studies Worldwide
- EBSCO Health Policy Reference Center
- EBSCO Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection
- EBSCO STM Source
- EMBASE
- EMCare
- Google Scholar
- JSTOR
- Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition
- Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
- Medline
- Naver
- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- Portico
- ProQuest ABI/INFORM
- ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
- ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
- PsycINFO
- Psyndex
- Reaxys
- SCImago
- SCOPUS
- Science Citation Index
- Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
- Semantic Scholar
- Social Science Citation Index
- TD Net Discovery Service
- UGC-CARE List (India)
- Wanfang
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