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Quality of Life Research Template

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About the Quality of Life Research format

Quality of Life Research is a peer-reviewed journal published by Springer Nature, covering Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Cancer survivorship and care, Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

PublisherSpringer Nature
Reference styleSuperscript numbered (Nature)
Superscript — small raised numerals in the text
1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Quality of Life Research 12, 45–58 (2023).

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Publishes research inHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Cancer survivorship and care Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Health disparities and outcomes Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
ISSN0962-9343
Citation impact (2-yr)3.24
h-index230
i10-index4,731
Total citations367,642
Article processing charge$3,390
Top institutions publishing hereNorthwestern University
Journal websitelink.springer.com
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Papers published in Quality of Life Research per year

288
2014
304
2015
275
2016
284
2017
313
2018
303
2019
323
2020
340
2021
261
2022
247
2023
303
2024
236
2025

Citation impact of Quality of Life Research by publication year

13.1K
2014
13.4K
2015
10.4K
2016
12.3K
2017
17.6K
2018
10.7K
2019
9.1K
2020
8.7K
2021
3.1K
2022
2.4K
2023
1.8K
2024
469
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Quality of Life Research

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

Michael Herdman, Claire Gudex, Andrew Lloyd et al. · 9 Apr 2011

PURPOSE: This article introduces the new 5-level EQ-5D (EQ-5D-5L) health status measure. METHODS: EQ-5D currently measures health using three levels of severity in five dimensions. A EuroQol Group task force was established to find ways of improving the instrument's sensitivity and reducing ceiling effects by increasing the number of severity levels. The study was performed…

10,135 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The COSMIN checklist for assessing the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties of health status measurement instruments: an international Delphi study

Lidwine B. Mokkink, Caroline B. Terwee, Donald L. Patrick et al. · 18 Feb 2010

BACKGROUND: Aim of the COSMIN study (COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health status Measurement INstruments) was to develop a consensus-based checklist to evaluate the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties. We present the COSMIN checklist and the agreement of the panel on the items of the checklist. METHODS: A four-round Delphi study was…

4,243 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
COSMIN methodology for evaluating the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures: a Delphi study

Caroline B. Terwee, C. A. C. Prinsen, Alessandro Chiarotto et al. · 17 Mar 2018

BACKGROUND: Content validity is the most important measurement property of a patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) and the most challenging to assess. Our aims were to: (1) develop standards for evaluating the quality of PROM development; (2) update the original COSMIN standards for assessing the quality of content validity studies of PROMs; (3) develop criteria for…

2,303 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Quality of Life Research template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Quality of Life Research format?
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What reference style does Quality of Life Research use?
Quality of Life Research uses Superscript numbered (Nature) references, shown as superscript numerals in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith, A., Jones, B. & Lee, C. A representative article title. Quality of Life Research 12, 45–58 (2023).
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Quality of Life Research is a multidisciplinary journal published by Springer Nature. DocuGuru's Quality of Life Research template matches Springer Nature's official submission format.
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