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International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India · Est. 1962

ISSN2008-8213

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

377

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 155d

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.51

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.827

Total Worksi

1,640

Total Citationsi

21,106

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Medicine, General & Internal; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1962

Annual Volume~ 98 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,640

Publisher OrgMedknow

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~17 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2008-8213

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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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

Citations received

221

3.7k

2019

206

2020

181

2.1k

2021

162

829

2022

134

549

2023

211

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 HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & Internal

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietNutritional Studies and DietSmoking Behavior and CessationDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsHealth and Well-being StudiesCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessVitamin D Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Is International Journal of Preventive Medicine a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Preventive Medicine: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of Preventive Medicine?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine 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 1.30.

Is International Journal of Preventive Medicine indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Preventive Medicine is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Preventive Medicine?