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Journal of Public Health

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1979

ISSN1741-3850

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

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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.852

H-Indexi

128

SNIPi

0.91

Total Worksi

6,253

Total Citationsi

116,536

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Public Health publishes papers on the role of public health ethics and law. It aims to promote the highest standards of public health practice internationally through the timely communication of current, best scientific evidence.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,253

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1741-3850

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind 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?

Yes

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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

345

4.8k

2019

516

12k

2020

678

9.3k

2021

273

3.2k

2022

660

2023

527

1.3k

2024

429

672

2025

386

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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Public Health Policies and EducationHealth disparities and outcomesPrimary Care and Health OutcomesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyObesity, Physical Activity, DietVaccine Coverage and HesitancyHealthcare Policy and ManagementHealth Promotion and Cardiovascular PreventionGlobal Health Care IssuesCOVID-19 and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Health

Is Journal of Public Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Public 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 Journal of Public Health?

Journal of Public 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 1.55.

Is Journal of Public Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Public Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.