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Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal : WPSAR

World Health Organization · Egypt · Est. 2010

ISSN2094-7313

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.441

H-Index

CiteScore

2.1

SNIP

0.435

Total Works

617

Total Citations

5,605

2yr Mean Citedness

1.07

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Aims & Scope

WPSAR covers all activities related to health security, including prevention, preparedness, surveillance, response and recovery activities for public health events and emergencies, with a focus on topics that are relevant to the Western Pacific Region. Public health events and emergencies include, but are not limited to, acute or ongoing communicable diseases, emerging infectious diseases, natural disasters, food safety, bioterrorism, and chemical and radiological events. Other health security topics may include health system infrastructure and governance, surveillance system monitoring and evaluation, emergency response operations, public health capacity-building and training, risk assessment and risk communications.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionEgypt

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2010

Annual Volume~ 47 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications617

Publisher OrgWorld Health Organization

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2009

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

World Health Organization

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2094-7313

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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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

Times cited

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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.

Health (social science)Q2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Infectious DiseasesQ3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesHealth (social science)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchDisaster Response and ManagementCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesInfluenza Virus Research StudiesData-Driven Disease SurveillanceRespiratory viral infections researchTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMosquito-borne diseases and controlViral Infections and VectorsVirology and Viral Diseases