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Journal of Community Health

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0094-5145eISSN1573-3610

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 8 articles · accept 10d

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.919

H-Indexi

110

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.189

Total Worksi

3,635

Total Citationsi

88,563

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.40

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy & Services; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications3,635

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0094-5145 / 1573-3610

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

167

3.2k

2019

166

2020

100

2021

129

1.6k

2022

136

893

2023

116

310

2024

111

116

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health (social science)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Policy & ServicesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningSmoking Behavior and Cessation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Community Health

Is Journal of Community Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Community Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Community Health?

Journal of Community Health is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.40.

Is Journal of Community Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Community Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Community Health?