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Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health · Finland · Est. 1975

ISSN0355-3140eISSN1795-990X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
1.598
H-Indexi
169
SNIPi
1.611
Total Worksi
3,448
Total Citationsi
173,596
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.52
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

[aims and content][origin][publishers][contact information][schedule of appearence][impact factor][open access][distribution][authors][acceptance rate][peer review][lag time][indexing] The Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment, and Health is an independent journal, run on a not-for-profit basis by theNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH). The journal is unique among its occupational health competitors in that it retains its publishing independence and is not owned or overseen by any commercial publishing house. The aim of the Journal is to promote research in the fields of occupational and environmental health and safety and to increase knowledge through the publication oforiginal research articles, systematicreviews, and other information of high interest. Areas of interest include occupational and environmental epidemiology, occupational and environmental medicine, psychosocial factors at work, physical work load, physical activity, work-related mental and musculoskeletal problems, aging, work ability and return to work, working hours and health, occupational hygiene and toxicology, work safety and injury epidemiology as well as occupational health services. In addition to observational studies, quasi-experimental and intervention studies are welcome as well as methodological papers, occupational cohort profiles, and studies associated with economic evaluation. The Journal also publishesshort communications, commentaries,discussion papers, and consensus reports, provided that these are of scientific interest. TheScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Healthis an international scientific occupational safety and health (OSH) periodical that was formed from the fusion of the publications known formerly asWork-Environment-HealthandNordisk Hygienisk Tidskrift. It has been published in English since 1 January 1975. Until January 2013,Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Healthwas published by theFinnish Institute of Occupational H

General Information

Country / RegionFinland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1975
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive
Total Publications3,448
Publisher OrgNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
PMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0355-3140 / 1795-990X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PMC
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
81
2.7k
2019
68
2.5k
2020
64
2.1k
2021
68
1.1k
2022
60
859
2023
68
409
2024
63
150
2025
55
14
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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Workplace Health and Well-beingMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationOccupational Health and Safety ResearchOccupational and environmental lung diseasesAir Quality and Health Impacts

Frequently asked questions about Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Is Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and 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 2.52.

Is Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health?

[aims and content][origin][publishers][contact information][schedule of appearence][impact factor][open access][distribution][authors][acceptance rate][peer review][lag time][indexing] The Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment, and Health is an independent journal, run on a not-for-profit basis by theNordic Association of Occupational Safety and Health (NOROSH). The journal is unique among its occupational health competitors in that it retains its publishing independence and is not owned or overseen by any commercial publishing house. The aim of the Journal is to promote research in the fi

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref