Journal profile

Journal of sex research

Publisher: Routledge
ISSN0022-4499 | 1559-8519 FormatPrint StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.65
Citation rate 3.39 845 total citations
h5-index 33 h5 depth signal
Cited share 84.0% 215 of 256
Total citations 845 Citation footprint
Metric signal 3.24 External metric anchor
Self-citation 9.9% 84 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 652
Canada 246
United Kingdom 120
Australia 70
China 49

Citing Fields of Research

Psychiatry & Psychology 982
Sociology 342
Anthropology 148
HIV 136
Homelessness & Human Trafficking 123

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 3,819 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 256 215 cited publications
Last 12 months 131 10.9 publications/month
Open access share 27.5% 36 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 652 citing publications
Leading citing field Psychiatry & Psychology 982 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 15 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v9n2, May 1973-v15n2, May 1979, v39n1, Feb. 2002-
PubMed
v9n2, May 1973-v15n2, May 1979, v39n1, Feb. 2002-
Index medicus
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Psychiatry & Psychology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
Society for the Scientific Study of Sex (U.S.)
Contributor
Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (U.S.)

Broad Categories

Behavioral Sciences Reproductive Medicine Psychiatry & Psychology Anthropology Urology

MeSH Descriptors

Research Sex

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Imprint varies.

Some issues combined.

Also issued online.

Vols. for <2001-> issued by: Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality.

With the 2008 edition, published in 2009, the Annual review of sex research, previously published separately, becomes a yearly special issue to Journal of sex research.