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Health Sciences and Diseases

University of Yaoundé · Cameroon · Est. 2009

ISSN1684-2782eISSN2309-6535

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,017

Total Citationsi

614

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Health Sciences and Diseases publishes research on clinical and epidemiological profiles of various diseases and health conditions. The journal focuses on diagnostic approaches, treatment outcomes, and risk factors associated with conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, lymphomas, and infectious diseases. It also covers public health issues including cancer control, COVID-19 prevention, and the impact of health policies.

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General Information

Country / RegionCameroon

Primary LanguageFrench, English

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 60 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,017

Publisher OrgUniversity of Yaoundé

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Yaoundé

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1684-2782 / 2309-6535

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

French, 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

2016

107

2017

119

2018

120

2019

209

2020

177

2021

2022

2024

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Systems and PracticesHepatitis B Virus StudiesHemoglobinopathies and Related DisordersHepatitis C virus researchHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHealth, Medicine and SocietyInfectious Diseases and TuberculosisGlaucoma and retinal disordersBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Frequently asked questions about Health Sciences and Diseases

Is Health Sciences and Diseases a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Sciences and Diseases: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Health Sciences and Diseases?

Health Sciences and Diseases is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Health Sciences and Diseases indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Sciences and Diseases is indexed in DOAJ.