Journal of Occupational Science

Aims & Scope

Journal of Occupational Science publishes original research and scholarly papers on human occupation, defined here as things people do that have meaning and occupy people’s time, with a particular focus on the reciprocal relationship of occupation and health and well-being.

Studies of populations, communities, groups and individuals are accepted, as well as explorations of people’s development as occupational beings, patterns of occupation, societal structuring of occupation, and differential access to occupation.

Humanist, indigenous, population, transactional, evolutionary, biological, ecological, historical, socio-political, philosophical and biographical perspectives of occupation will be considered.

Our aim is to bring important work about the form, function, performance, and meaning of occupation to a wide international audience.

Qualitative, quantitative, critical, theoretical and scoping studies are accepted, as are descriptive accounts.

Keynote presentations to occupational science conferences and meetings are published by arrangement.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.9

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.798

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	57

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	6796

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	491

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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 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.

• Occupation as Transactional Experience: A Critique of Individualism in Occupational Science

  Citation: 309

  Authors: Virginia, Malcolm P., Ruth

• A theory of the human need for occupation

  Citation: 247

  Authors: Ann

• Occupational Justice: A Conceptual Review

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Evelyne, Barbara E., Susan

• A proposed model of lifestyle balance

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Kathleen M., Charles H.

• Occupation and Health: Are They One and the Same?

  Citation: 142

  Authors: Ann A.

• Occupational terminology interactive dialogue

  Citation: 139

  Authors: Ann, Elizabeth

• Occupational terminology

  Citation: 134

  Authors: Debbie Laliberte

• Occupational justice as social justice: The moral claim for inclusion

  Citation: 132

  Authors: Clare

• Explaining Collective Occupations from a Human Relations Perspective: Bridging the Individual-Collective Dichotomy

  Citation: 127

  Authors: Elelwani L., Frank

• Occupation: Potential for personal and social transformation

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Elizabeth

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