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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

/ 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

1.697

H-Index

120

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.669

Total Works

1,520

Total Citations

67,891

2yr Mean Citedness

5.47

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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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⚡ 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 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

Review Time~21 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

British Library; Koninklijke BibliotheekCLOCKSSLOCKSSPorticoPMC

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?

1744-8603 / 1744-8603

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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.

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