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Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN1010-5395eISSN1941-2479

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.357

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.484

Total Worksi

3,025

Total Citationsi

39,417

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.85

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health disseminates knowledge that can inform public health policy and practice across various populations and settings. It publishes original research contributions in the arena of health care and policy and public health, including the prevention and management of obesity.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 124 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,025

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1010-5395 / 1941-2479

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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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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

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

1.2k

2019

172

2.5k

2020

216

1.8k

2021

153

539

2022

135

356

2023

151

232

2024

109

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyGlobal Maternal and Child HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietChild Nutrition and Water AccessHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public 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 0.85.

Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.