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International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Elsevier GmbH · Germany · Est. 1914

ISSN1438-4639eISSN1618-131X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.372

H-Indexi

142

SNIPi

1.283

Total Worksi

2,934

Total Citationsi

118,377

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Infectious Diseases; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1914

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,934

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

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?

Elsevier GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1438-4639 / 1618-131X

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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

150

7.9k

2019

192

7.2k

2020

176

5.2k

2021

139

2.9k

2022

142

2.1k

2023

150

1.1k

2024

169

423

2025

117

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

Infectious DiseasesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Air Quality and Health ImpactsEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsToxic Organic Pollutants ImpactHeavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityCarcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentChild Nutrition and Water AccessIndoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureClimate Change and Health ImpactsFecal contamination and water qualityPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Is International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental 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 International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health?

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental 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 3.09.

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

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health?