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Workplace Health and Safety

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 1970

ISSN2165-0969

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.767

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.955

Total Works

1,542

Total Citations

16,537

2yr Mean Citedness

1.24

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on occupational health and safety across various professions, including healthcare workers, sonographers, security personnel, firefighters, and agricultural workers. It examines factors contributing to work-related injuries and illnesses, such as repetitive stress injuries, musculoskeletal disorders, job stress, and exposure to hazards. The journal also investigates interventions and programs aimed at improving worker health, safety, and quality of life, including health promotion initiatives, exercise programs, and educational strategies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,542

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2165-0969

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

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.

Nursing (miscellaneous)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Nursing

Scopus Categories

Nursing (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Occupational Health and Safety ResearchWorkplace Health and Well-beingMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutSleep and Work-Related FatigueWorkplace Violence and BullyingAgriculture and Farm SafetyEmployment and Welfare StudiesOccupational Health and PerformanceInfection Control and Ventilation