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Zdravstveno Varstvo

De Gruyter Open Ltd. · Germany · Est. 1991

ISSN1854-2476

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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📊 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

0.684

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

SNIPi

0.862

Total Worksi

519

Total Citationsi

4,057

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Slovenian Journal of Public Health (SJPH), originally established as Zdravstveno varstvo in 1962 and published by the National Institute of Public Health Slovenia, is a quarterly, peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing in English since 2014. SJPH serves as a premier platform for disseminating rigorously reviewed, high-quality research in public health, with an exclusive focus on Slovenia, Central and Southeast Europe. SJPH publishes only original research articles, systematic reviews, study protocols, and invited editorials. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of innovative ideas addressing regional and global public health challenges. Its scope encompasses a broad range of topics, including primary care, disease prevention and control, health promotion, environmental and occupational health, health systems organization and management, and socio-economic determinants of health. The journal does not consider manuscripts lacking a public health perspective or those addressing geographic regions beyond Central and Southeast Europe. By prioritizing research that informs policy and practice, SJPH contributes to the advancement of population health, health equity, and evidence-based solutions relevant to its target region and beyond.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageSlovenian

1st Year Published1991

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications519

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter Open

OA Since2009

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

De Gruyter Open Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1854-2476

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

Portico

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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?

Slovenian

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

406

2019

450

2020

238

2021

309

2022

160

2023

2024

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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesHealth disparities and outcomesPrimary Care and Health OutcomesHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutChronic Disease Management StrategiesSmoking Behavior and CessationMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Frequently asked questions about Zdravstveno Varstvo

Is Zdravstveno Varstvo a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Zdravstveno Varstvo: 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 Zdravstveno Varstvo?

Zdravstveno Varstvo 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 3.

Is Zdravstveno Varstvo indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Zdravstveno Varstvo is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.