Quality of Life Research

Aims & Scope

Quality of Life Research is an international, multidisciplinary journal devoted to the rapid communication of original research, theoretical articles and methodological reports related to the field of quality of life in all the health sciences.

The journal also publishes editorials, literature, book and software reviews, correspondence and abstracts of conferences.

Quality of life has become a prominent subject in biometry, philosophy, social science, clinical medicine, health services and outcomes research.

Therefore, the journal's scope reflects the wide application of quality of life assessment and research in the biological and social sciences.

Manuscript submissions of original work are subjected to peer review for originality, scientific quality and relevance to a broad readership.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.7
2024	3.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.436

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	179

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	2582

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	3569

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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
• Embase

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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.

• Development and preliminary testing of the new five-level version of EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L)

  Citation: 7405

  Authors: M., C., A., MF., P., D., G., X.

• The World Health Organization's WHOQOL-BREF quality of life assessment: Psychometric properties and results of the international field trial. A Report from the WHOQOL Group

  Citation: 3203

  Authors: S.M., M., K.A.

• The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study

  Citation: 3142

  Authors: Lidwine B., Caroline B., Donald L., Jordi, Paul W., Dirk L., Lex M., Henrica C. W.

• COSMIN guideline for systematic reviews of patient-reported outcome measures

  Citation: 2253

  Authors: C. A. C., L. B., L. M., J., D. L., H. C. W., C. B.

• Assessing health status and quality-of-life instruments: Attributes and review criteria

  Citation: 1888

  Authors: Kathleenl N.

• Individual-patient monitoring in clinical practice: are available health status surveys adequate?

  Citation: 1769

  Authors: C. A., A. R.

• COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist for systematic reviews of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

  Citation: 1718

  Authors: L. B., H. C. W., C. A. C., D. L., J., L. M., C. B.

• Rating the methodological quality in systematic reviews of studies on measurement properties: a scoring system for the COSMIN checklist

  Citation: 1562

  Authors: Caroline B., Lidwine B., Dirk L., Raymond W. J. G., Lex M., Henrica C. W.

• Development of physical and mental health summary scores from the patient-reported outcomes measurement information system (PROMIS) global items

  Citation: 1557

  Authors: Ron D., Jakob B., Dennis A., Karen L., David

• COSMIN methodology for evaluating the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures: a Delphi study

  Citation: 1497

  Authors: C. B., C. A. C., A., M. J., D. L., J., L. M., H. C. W., L. B.

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