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Journal of Health Sciences

University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Health Studies · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Est. 2011

ISSN1986-8049
SJR Q4Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
20
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
Scopus Q4+5
DOAJ Verified+15
Total20
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 Score
0.181
H-Index
15
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.254
Total Works
462
Total Citations
1,437
2yr Mean Citedness
0.17
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Aims & Scope

The Journal of Health Sciences is an international, open access, peer-reviewed, and evidence-based scientific journal published by the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Health Studies (UNSA FHS; https://www.unsa.ba/en; www.fzs.unsa.ba ). It follows publishing standards set by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE; www.icmje.org ), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; http://publicationethics.org/ ), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME; www.wame.org ). The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in nursing and a range of disciplines and specialties of allied health professions . It welcomes submissions from the international academic and health professionals community . The Journal publishes evidence-based articles with solid and sound methodology, clinical application, description of best clinical practices, and discussion of relevant professional issues or perspectives. Articles can be submitted in the form of research articles, reviews, case reports, and letters to the editor or commentaries. The Journal's priority is papers in the fields of nursing, physical therapy, medical laboratory science, environmental health, and medical imaging and radiologic technologies. Relevant papers from other disciplines of allied health professions may be considered for publication.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
6
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionBosnia and Herzegovina
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2011
Frequency3 times per year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications462
Publisher OrgUniversity of Sarajevo
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2010
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~6 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSSCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Health Studies
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1986-8049
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS, CLOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4
Nursing (miscellaneous)Q4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

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