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International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1965

ISSN1239-9736eISSN2242-3982

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.647

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.74

Total Worksi

1,902

Total Citationsi

29,543

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Health (social science); Medicine (miscellaneous); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1965

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,902

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2001

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1239-9736 / 2242-3982

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

1.2k

2019

469

2020

628

2021

559

2022

554

2023

276

2024

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.

EpidemiologyQ2

Health (social science)Q2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)Epidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Indigenous Studies and EcologyIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsArctic and Russian Policy StudiesNutritional Studies and DietThermoregulation and physiological responsesClimate Change and Health ImpactsFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsGlobal Health Workforce IssuesDental Health and Care UtilizationHealth, psychology, and well-being

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Circumpolar Health

Is International Journal of Circumpolar Health a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Circumpolar Health?

International Journal of Circumpolar 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 1.61.

Is International Journal of Circumpolar Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Circumpolar Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Circumpolar Health?