Journal of Interprofessional Care

Aims & Scope

The Editorial Board welcomes contributions with an explicit interprofessional focus and aims for publications that represent a diversity of settings, professions, and fields.

Areas of practice covered include primary, community and hospital care, health professions education, and public health.

Papers introducing additional interprofessional views, for example, from a community development, environmental design, or arts-in-health perspective are also welcomed.

The Journal is disseminated internationally and encourages submissions from around the world.

The Journal of Interprofessional Care publishes the following types of articles: Empirical research articles, including quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-method Short reports, that describe research in progress or completed, or innovations in the interprofessional field Review articles, including systematic, scoping, integrative, and realist reviews Theoretical papers and debates, on contemporary matters in interprofessional education and practice Interprofessional education and practice guides, disseminating advice and lessons learned on successful initiation, delivery, or evaluation of interprofessional initiatives Editorials, normally on invitation but enquiries welcomed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.6
2024	1.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.878

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	91

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	5912

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1065

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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
• Web of Science
• Medline

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, 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.

• The conceptual basis for interprofessional collaboration: Core concepts and theoretical frameworks

  Citation: 915

  Authors: Danielle, Marcela, Leticia, Marie-Dominique

• Interprofessional teamwork: Professional cultures as barriers

  Citation: 851

  Authors: Pippa

• Interprofessionality as the field of interprofessional practice and interprofessional education: An emerging concept

  Citation: 592

  Authors: Danielle, Ivy

• The determinants of successful collaboration: A review of theoretical and empirical studies

  Citation: 482

  Authors: Leticia, Marie-Dominique, Danielle, Marcela

• Role understanding and effective communication as core competencies for collaborative practice

  Citation: 440

  Authors: Esther, Julia, Nancy, John, Elizabeth, Siegrid

• Working on working together. A systematic review on how healthcare professionals contribute to interprofessional collaboration

  Citation: 378

  Authors: Evert, Lars, Mirko

• Key elements for interprofessional education. Part 1: The learner, the educator and the learning context

  Citation: 325

  Authors: Ivy, SCott

• Current trends in interprofessional education of health sciences students: A literature review

  Citation: 322

  Authors: Erin, Sara, Lapio, Lara, Elisabeth, Andrew A, Karen, Katherine, Lynne, Pamela, Allison, Lee-Ling, Joanne, Brenda

• Relationships of power: implications for interprofessional education

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Lindsay, Eileen, Maria Athina (Tina), Scott

• The effectiveness of interprofessional education: Key findings from a new systematic review

  Citation: 258

  Authors: Scott, Merrick, Joanne, Hugh, Della, Ivan, Marilyn

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