Journal of Loss and Trauma

Aims & Scope

In one forum, Journal of Loss and Trauma brings together scholarship on personal losses relating to family, health, and aging issues.

The journal addresses issues dealing with psychological and physical health and interpersonal losses relative to extended family, community life, and society as a whole.

In order to broaden the reader’s perspective on loss and bereavement, the journal defines loss as a major reduction in a person’s resources, whether personal, material, or symbolic, to which the person was emotionally attached.

Types of loss covered include: death and dying; dissolution and divorce; loss of employment; life-threatening diseases and long-term disability; loss of possessions; homelessness; recurring and haunting memories; disenfranchisement and stigmatization; losses resulting from war and violence; and aging.

The Journal of Loss & Trauma highlights common as well as differing impacts of major losses while revealing commonalities of the various healing processes.

Interdisciplinary in its approach, the journal publishes empirically-oriented papers, case studies with intervention strategies, point-counterpoint discussions, theoretical analyses, essays on concepts or links among relevant fields, and therapeutic approaches.

Book reviews are also regular features.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.50

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	9474

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	449

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.612

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	58

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

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

• Optimism, Social Support, and Coping Strategies As Factors Contributing to Posttraumatic Growth: A Meta-Analysis

  Citation: 693

  Authors: Gabriele, Luca

• Examining Child Maltreatment Through a Neurodevelopmental Lens: Clinical Applications of the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics

  Citation: 446

  Authors: Bruce D.

• Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction, and Burnout: Factors Impacting a Professional's Quality of Life

  Citation: 317

  Authors: Ginny, James J., Adrienne

• Knowledge, Attitudes, Anxiety, and Coping Strategies of Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

  Citation: 297

  Authors: Erick T.

• Development, Use, and Psychometric Properties of the Trauma History Questionnaire

  Citation: 277

  Authors: Lisa M., Patricia, Janice L., Bonnie L.

• Reaction to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Influence of Meaning in Life, Life Satisfaction, and Assumptions on World Orderliness and Positivity

  Citation: 261

  Authors: Jerzy, Maciej, Jolanta Zuzanna

• Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and Traumatic Stress: Probable Risk Factors and Correlates of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

  Citation: 167

  Authors: Güler, Dominique N.

• Meaning Making and Growth: New Directions for Research on Survivors of Trauma

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Crystal L., Amy L.

• When Veterans Return: The Role of Community in Reintegration

  Citation: 163

  Authors: Anne

• Toward an Understanding of the Russian-Ukrainian War Impact on University Students and Personnel

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Anton, Valentyna, Alexander, Valentyna, Alexander, Richard

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