HERD

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States · Est. 2007

ISSN2167-5112

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.653

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.006

Total Worksi

1,269

Total Citationsi

19,795

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.84

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine; Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2007

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,269

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

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

6/11 · 55%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2167-5112

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

❌

Peer review process documented?

N/A

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

1.3k

2019

1.4k

2020

1.2k

2021

862

2022

549

2023

354

2024

128

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.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ2

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Urban Green Space and HealthGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesFacilities and Workplace ManagementHealth Policy Implementation ScienceHealthcare Operations and Scheduling OptimizationHealthcare Facilities Design and SustainabilityClimate Change and Health ImpactsFamily and Patient Care in Intensive Care UnitsIntensive Care Unit Cognitive DisordersAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Frequently asked questions about HERD

Is HERD a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HERD: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 HERD?

HERD 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 1.84.

Is HERD indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

HERD is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of HERD?