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Globalization and Health

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1969

ISSN1744-8603eISSN1744-8603

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.692

H-Indexi

120

SNIPi

1.669

Total Worksi

1,520

Total Citationsi

67,891

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Globalization and Health publishes original research on how globalization processes impact global public health. It explores these effects through health systems and the social, economic, commercial, and political determinants of health, embracing policy, political economy, international relations, and community perspectives.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 92 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,520

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2004

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

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

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

1744-8603 / 1744-8603

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

British Library; Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CLOCKSS, LOCKSS, Portico, 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

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

4.7k

2019

119

11k

2020

142

6.7k

2021

107

2.7k

2022

104

1.7k

2023

1.3k

2024

280

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.

Health PolicyQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryHealthcare Systems and ReformsViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchPharmaceutical Economics and PolicyGlobal Security and Public HealthGlobal Health Workforce IssuesGlobal Healthcare and Medical TourismConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling

Frequently asked questions about Globalization and Health

Is Globalization and Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Globalization and Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Globalization and Health?

Globalization and 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 5.47.

Is Globalization and Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Globalization and Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.