Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling: Advancing theory and professional practice through scholarly and reflective publications

Published by SAGE Publications

Abbrev: J. Pastor. Care Couns. Adv. Theory Prof. Pract. Through Sch. reflective Publ.
ISSN 1542-3050EISSN 2167-776X
Previously known as: Journal of Pastoral Care
Database Coverage
  • Scopus
  • PubMed
  • MEDLINE
  • Scilit
  • ESCI
Journal Articles
All-time journal articles
1,511
2025 journal articles
14
Subject
  • Religion

Publications Analysis

Publications in 2016-2026
Open Access Publications in 2016-2026
Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

SubjectPublications
Religion
297
Psychiatry & Psychology
103
Sociology
35
Palliative Care
34
Literary Theory
30
Philosophy
27
Psychiatry
26
Education & Pedagogy
18
Health Education & Remote Healthcare
17
Folklore Studies
16

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

CountryPublications
United States
237
Canada
51
Australia
19
Netherlands
14
Indonesia
14
United Kingdom
12
Philippines
10
Belgium
9
China
6
Ireland
4

Citation analysis
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Total Citations
23
Total Publications
51
Average Citations
0.45
Cited Publications
12
Cited Publications %
23.5%
Self Citations
2
Self Citations %
8.7%

Metrics
2025 Integrated Impact Indicators
I3
36
I3/N
0.95
h5_index
10
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM)
0.46

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year
All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution
All citations to publications in 2023-2024.
Q1
0
Med
0
Q3
2
99%
11
Max
12

Citation Origins
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Citing Source Titles
Citing Publishers

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