Professional Case Management

Aims & Scope

Professional Case Management is a peer-reviewed, contemporary journal that crosses all case management settings.

The Journal features best practices and industry benchmarks for the professional case manager and also features hands-on information for case managers new to the specialty.

Articles focus on the coordination of services, management of payer issues, population- and disease-specific aspects of patient care, efficient use of resources, improving the quality of care/patient safety, data and outcomes analysis, and patient advocacy.

The Journal provides practical, hands-on information for day-to-day activities, as well as cutting-edge research.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.236

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19253

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	99

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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 and Nursing, 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.

• Implementation of the Care Transitions Intervention

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Monique M., Kate, Rachel I., Sara R., Eric A.

• Hospital to Home

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Lynn, Carol, Daria

• Problems and Unmet Needs of Patients Discharged “Home to Self-Care”

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Diane E., Patriek, Kathryn H.

• Preventing the Preventable

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Jeffrey L., Brian W.

• A Systematic Review of Nurse-Assisted Case Management to Improve Hospital Discharge Transition Outcomes for the Elderly

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Wai Kan, Robert

• Improving Early Discharge Using a Team-Based Structure for Discharge Multidisciplinary Rounds

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Hemali, Essey, Amy, Lisa, Katharine, Read G., Connie, Christine D.

• Preventing Readmissions Through Comprehensive Discharge Planning

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Tabitha, James “Rex, Jackie

• Impact of Discharge Planning Decision Support on Time to Readmission Among Older Adult Medical Patients

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Kathryn H., Alexandra, Diane, Sheryl L., Maxim

• End-of-life Care

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Stephanie K.

• Motivational Interviewing

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Hussein A., Patrice V.

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