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Physis

Institute de Medicina Social da UERJ · Brazil · Est. 1991

ISSN1809-4481
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
39
/ 100
Limited verification
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q354
Withdrawn from DOAJ-15
Total39
Removed from DOAJ (2022-08-19). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.291
H-Indexi
54
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.465
Total Worksi
1,912
Total Citationsi
20,380
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.48
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Policy; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil
Primary Language
1st Year Published1991
Annual Volume~ 139 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,912
Publisher OrgUniversidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
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Submission Info

Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/12 · 42%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Institute de Medicina Social da UERJ
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1809-4481
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
72
691
2019
114
1.4k
2020
121
935
2021
87
315
2022
117
297
2023
126
153
2024
174
30
2025
43
0
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 PolicyQ3
Health (social science)Q3
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health, Nursing, Elderly CareYouth, Drugs, and ViolencePublic Health in BrazilPsychology and Mental HealthGender, Sexuality, and EducationMale Reproductive Health StudiesMaternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealthcare during COVID-19 PandemicBusiness and Management StudiesSocial and Economic Solidarity

Frequently asked questions about Physis

Is Physis a predatory journal?

Physis was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2022-08-19). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physis?

Physis is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.291.

Is Physis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physis is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Physis?

Subject areas: Health Policy; Health (social science); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref