Omega (journal)

Omega (stylized OMEGA, full titles: OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying and Omega: An International Journal for the Study of Dying, Death, Bereavement, Suicide, and Other Lethal Behaviors) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering all aspects of the study of death and dying. It is a multidisciplinary journal, covering disciplines including psychology, sociology, and anthropology.[1]

Omega
DisciplineDeath
LanguageEnglish
Edited byKenneth J. Doka
Publication details
History1970-present
Publisher
Sage Publications
Frequency8/year
1.347 (2019)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Omega
Indexing
CODENOMGABX
ISSN0030-2228 (print)
1541-3764 (web)
OCLC no.01761236
Links

It was established in 1970 and is published eight times per year by Sage Publications. It is the official journal of the Center for Psychological Studies of Dying, Death, and Lethal Behavior at Wayne State University. The editor-in-chief is Kenneth J. Doka (College of New Rochelle). According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.87, ranking it 94th out of 135 journals in the category "Psychology, Multidisciplinary"[2] and 36th out of 42 in the category "Social Sciences, Biomedical".[3]

References
  1. "OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying". SAGE Journals. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Psychology, Multidisciplinary". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2017.
  3. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Social Sciences, Biomedical". 2017 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Science ed.). Clarivate Analytics. 2017.


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