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Population Health Metrics

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2003

ISSN1478-7954eISSN1478-7954

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.453

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.173

Total Works

703

Total Citations

31,005

2yr Mean Citedness

1.97

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on population health, focusing on mortality patterns, disease burden, and health inequalities across various geographic regions and demographic groups. Articles examine the impact of factors such as socioeconomic status, pandemics, and lifestyle choices on health outcomes, often utilizing statistical modeling and large-scale data analysis.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 48 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications703

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewOpen

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-7954 / 1478-7954

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Open

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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, PMC

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EpidemiologyQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealth disparities and outcomesInsurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementAutopsy Techniques and OutcomesHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeChronic Disease Management StrategiesGlobal Health Care IssuesMaternal and Neonatal HealthcareDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsData-Driven Disease Surveillance