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Turkish Journal of Public Health

Turkish Society of Public Health Specialists · Turkey · Est. 2005

ISSN1304-1096
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Removed from DOAJ (2025-07-01). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.188
H-Indexi
16
Total Worksi
387
Total Citationsi
1,176
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.36
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Turk J Public Health aims to advance knowledge and practice in the field of public health by publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research and scholarly work. Turk J Public Health is committed to supporting the needs of public health communities worldwide, with special attention to political and social policies that impact health. The journal provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and social scientists to share evidence, experiences, and perspectives that contribute to improving population health and reducing health inequalities. Turk J Public Health is dedicated to promoting scientific integrity, transparency, and ethical publishing practices in all areas of public health research.

General Information

Country / RegionTurkey
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2005
Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications387
Publisher OrgTurkish Society of Public Health Specialists
OA Since2002
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewdouble-blind
OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Turkish Society of Public Health Specialists
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1304-1096
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
31
89
2019
37
165
2020
39
104
2021
27
54
2022
29
32
2023
31
23
2024
15
0
2025
32
0
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.

EpidemiologyQ4
Health PolicyQ4
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth PolicyEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Wellbeing ResearchSchool Health and Nursing EducationTurkish Urban and Social IssuesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthVaccine Coverage and HesitancyOccupational Health and Safety ResearchGlobal Health Care IssuesOttoman and Turkish StudiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietGender Studies and Social Issues

Frequently asked questions about Turkish Journal of Public Health

Is Turkish Journal of Public Health a predatory journal?

Turkish Journal of Public Health was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2025-07-01). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Turkish Journal of Public Health?

Turkish Journal of Public Health is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.188.

Is Turkish Journal of Public Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Turkish Journal of Public Health is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Turkish Journal of Public Health?

Turk J Public Health aims to advance knowledge and practice in the field of public health by publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed research and scholarly work. Turk J Public Health is committed to supporting the needs of public health communities worldwide, with special attention to political and social policies that impact health. The journal provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and social scientists to share evidence, experiences, and perspectives that contribute to improving population health and reducing health inequalities. Turk J Public Health is dedicated t

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