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Preventing Chronic Disease

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · United States

ISSN2166-5435

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

1.824

H-Indexi

108

SNIPi

1.396

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal focused on the prevention and management of chronic diseases. Its scope includes chronic disease prevention, health disparities, population health, health equity, public health practice, community engagement, policy development, public health strategies, social determinants of health, and innovative public health interventions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2166-5435

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Health PolicyQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth Policy

Frequently asked questions about Preventing Chronic Disease

Is Preventing Chronic Disease a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Preventing Chronic Disease: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Preventing Chronic Disease?

Preventing Chronic Disease is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 1.824.

Is Preventing Chronic Disease indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Preventing Chronic Disease is indexed in Scopus.