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Global Health: Science and Practice Journal

Johns Hopkins University · United States · Est. 1985

eISSN2169-575X
SJR Q1WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.949
H-Indexi
65
SNIPi
0.884
Total Worksi
1,112
Total Citationsi
23,301
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.50
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) is a no-fee, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal that publishes evidence and insights from global health programs, especially in low- and middle-income countries. GHSP publishes all articles under the Creative Commons License 4.0, which allows authors to retain ownership of copyright for their articles and allows anyone without permission to copy, distribute, transmit, and/or adapt articles, so long as the original authors and source are cited. The contents of the articles published are the sole responsibility of the authors of the articles. GHSP is intended to be a resource for public health professionals who design, implement, manage, evaluate, and otherwise support health programs in low- and middle-income countries. We include articles on all global health topics, including but not limited to family planning, reproductive health, maternal and child health, water and sanitation, nutrition, and communicable and noncommunicable diseases. The journal embraces an interdisciplinary approach and covers a range of cross-cutting issues such as gender, quality improvement, logistics, and supply chain management.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1985
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,112
Publisher OrgJohns Hopkins University Press
OA Since2012
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Johns Hopkins University
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2169-575X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
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)?
DOAJ verified
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.

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

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthReproductive Health and ContraceptionChild Nutrition and Water AccessAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthGlobal Health and SurgeryHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsHealthcare Systems and ReformsMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

Frequently asked questions about Global Health: Science and Practice Journal

Is Global Health: Science and Practice Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Global Health: Science and Practice Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Global Health: Science and Practice Journal?

Global Health: Science and Practice Journal 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 3.50.

Is Global Health: Science and Practice Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Global Health: Science and Practice Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Global Health: Science and Practice Journal?

Global Health: Science and Practice (GHSP) is a no-fee, open-access, peer-reviewed online journal that publishes evidence and insights from global health programs, especially in low- and middle-income countries. GHSP publishes all articles under the Creative Commons License 4.0, which allows authors to retain ownership of copyright for their articles and allows anyone without permission to copy, distribute, transmit, and/or adapt articles, so long as the original authors and source are cited. The contents of the articles published are the sole responsibility of the authors of the articles. GHS

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref