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Australian Journal of Rural Health

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN1440-1584

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

259

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 209d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.713

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.771

Total Worksi

3,113

Total Citationsi

37,709

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.33

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Nursing; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Family Practice; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencySix No. A Year, 2000-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,113

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1440-1584

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

125

1.3k

2019

109

2020

141

1.5k

2021

138

1.2k

2022

132

679

2023

134

388

2024

152

160

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.

Family PracticeQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NursingPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthFamily Practice

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Health Workforce IssuesIndigenous Health, Education, and RightsPrimary Care and Health OutcomesDental Education, Practice, ResearchGlobal Health and SurgeryInterprofessional Education and CollaborationEducation Systems and PolicyAgriculture and Farm SafetyHealth disparities and outcomesRural development and sustainability

Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Rural Health

Is Australian Journal of Rural Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Australian Journal of Rural Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of Rural Health?

Australian Journal of Rural 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 1.33.

Is Australian Journal of Rural Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Australian Journal of Rural Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Australian Journal of Rural Health?