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Safety and Health at Work

Elsevier B.V. · South Korea · Est. 1987

ISSN2093-7997

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

0.868

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.304

Total Works

2,067

Total Citations

25,826

2yr Mean Citedness

2.27

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on occupational health risks and their impact on worker well-being. It covers topics such as infectious disease exposure among healthcare workers, skin cancer risks from solar radiation, mental health disparities, chemical exposures, dietary habits of shift workers, and the effects of long commutes. The journal also investigates workplace factors like psychosocial elements, noise exposure, and environmental conditions such as heat, and their association with specific health outcomes and accidents.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 66 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,067

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 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✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoKoninklijke BibliotheekPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-7997

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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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?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

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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.

Chemical Health and SafetyQ1

Safety ResearchQ1

Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Chemical Health and SafetySafety ResearchSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Occupational Health and Safety ResearchWorkplace Health and Well-beingOccupational and environmental lung diseasesMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationSleep and Work-Related FatigueEmployment and Welfare StudiesOccupational exposure and asthmaErgonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersCOVID-19 and Mental HealthAir Quality and Health Impacts