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Indian Journal of Public Health

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India

ISSN2229-7693

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.258

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,638

Total Citations

16,234

2yr Mean Citedness

0.55

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Indian Journal of Public Health covers health protection, public health policy, nutrition, behavioural medicine, and epidemiology. It also considers occupational health and safety issues in the workplace. Articles aligned with national health issues and policy implications are preferred.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 146 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,638

Publisher OrgMedknow

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2229-7693

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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.

EpidemiologyQ3

Health PolicyQ3

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q3

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Health PolicyEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthChild Nutrition and Water AccessHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesGlobal Health and EpidemiologyVaccine Coverage and HesitancyHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsSmoking Behavior and CessationSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research