Health and Social Care Chaplaincy

Aims & Scope

Health and Social Care Chaplaincy is a peer-reviewed, international journal that assists health and social care chaplains to explore the art and science of spiritual care within a variety of contexts.

The journal was founded in 2013 through the merger of the Journal of Health Care Chaplaincy (issn:1748-801X) and the Scottish Journal of Healthcare Chaplaincy (issn:1463-9920) .

It continues to be the official journal of the College of Health Care Chaplains and members of the society receive the journal as part of their annual membership.

For more details on membership subscriptions, please click on the 'members' button at the top of this page.

Back issues of both previous journals are being loaded onto this website (see Archives) and online access to these back issues is included in all institutional subscriptions.

Health and Social Care Chaplaincy is a multidisciplinary forum for the discussion of a range of issues related to the delivery of spiritual care across various settings: acute, paediatric, mental health, palliative care and community.

It encourages a creative collaboration and interface between health and social care practitioners in the UK and internationally and consolidates different traditions of discourse and communication research in its commitment to an understanding of psychosocial, cultural and ethical aspects of healthcare in contemporary societies.

It is responsive to both ecumenical and interfaith agendas as well as those from a humanist perspective.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16693

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.298

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, Psychology and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care Response to COVID-19: An Australian Case Study – The McKellar Centre

  Citation: 29

  Authors: David A, Lindsay B.

• The Problem of Scale Contamination and Construct Validity in Mental Health, Social Science and Spirituality-Related Research

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Matthew

• Pastoral Closeness in Physical Distancing: The Use of Technology in Pastoral Ministry during COVID-19

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Michael J., Daniel R.

• Being There, Virtually Being There, Being Absent : Chaplaincy in Social Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Chris

• COVID-19: Multinational Perspectives of Providing Chaplaincy, Pastoral, and Spiritual Care

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Lindsay B., Chris, Meg

• Healthcare Chaplains Responding to Change

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Steve

• Religious, Spiritual, Pastoral … and Secular? Where Next for Chaplaincy?

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Steve, Duncan

• Spiritual Well-being, Attitude, Involvement, Perceptions and Competencies

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Cornelia, Firuzan, Piret

• Report for the Association of Chaplaincy in General Practice on Spiritual Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Sarah, Gordon

• BIOETHICAL ISSUES AND HEALTH CARE CHAPLAINCY IN AUSTRALIA

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Lindsay, Bruce, Christopher, Rosalie

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