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JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG · DE · Est. 1993

ISSN2198-1833eISSN1613-2238
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR
78
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12
Total78
Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
154
days submission → published
measured · last 20 articles · accept 131d
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei
0.556
H-Indexi
64
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
Total Worksi
3,325
Total Citationsi
32,382
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.15
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice is an interdisciplinary publication for the discussion and debate of international public health issues, with a focus on European affairs. It describes the social and individual factors determining the basic conditions of public health, analyzing causal interrelations, and offering a scientifically sound rationale for personal, social and political measures of intervention. Coverage includes contributions from epidemiology, health economics, environmental health, management, social sciences, ethics, and law.

General Information

Country / RegionDE
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1993
Annual Volume~ 280 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications3,325
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review—
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2198-1833 / 1613-2238
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
157
1.6k
2019
237
3.6k
2020
262
3.5k
2021
122
1.4k
2022
370
2.1k
2023
209
525
2024
260
282
2025
184
11
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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Obesity, Physical Activity, DietHealth and Medical StudiesHealth disparities and outcomesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthGlobal Health Care IssuesPhysical Activity and HealthGlobal Maternal and Child HealthHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeVaccine Coverage and HesitancyHealthcare Policy and Management

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG

Is JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG?

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG 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 1.15.

Is JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG?

The Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice is an interdisciplinary publication for the discussion and debate of international public health issues, with a focus on European affairs. It describes the social and individual factors determining the basic conditions of public health, analyzing causal interrelations, and offering a scientifically sound rationale for personal, social and political measures of intervention. Coverage includes contributions from epidemiology, health economics, environmental health, management, social sciences, ethics, and law.

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