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Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1976

ISSN1606-0997eISSN2072-1315

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.923

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.045

Total Worksi

1,696

Total Citationsi

33,626

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.03

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Environmental Sciences; Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Food Science; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1976

FrequencyQuarterly, 2012-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,696

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 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

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1606-0997 / 2072-1315

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

1.3k

2019

396

2020

989

2021

927

2022

146

1.7k

2023

229

1.9k

2024

472

1.2k

2025

168

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.

Food ScienceQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Food SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessGlobal Maternal and Child HealthNutritional Studies and DietObesity, Physical Activity, DietFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsNutrition and Health in AgingBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesHealthcare Systems and ReformsDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsIron Metabolism and Disorders

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition

Is Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition: 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 Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition?

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition 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 3.03.

Is Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition?