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Indian Journal of Community Health

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand (IAPSMUPUK) State Chapter · India · Est. 1987

ISSN2248-9509

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total15

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

0.163

H-Index

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SNIP

0.161

Total Works

1,403

Total Citations

4,153

2yr Mean Citedness

0.36

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Aims & Scope

Original research articles are invited on public health, primary health care, epidemiology, health administration, health systems, health economics, health promotion, public health nutrition, communicable and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, occupational and environmental health, social and preventive medicine which have potential to promote evidence-based public health action. The Journal also include editorial, commentaries, perspectives, state of the art reviews, research briefs, policy and practice, reports from the field, public health classics, letters to the editor and book reviews.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionIndia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1987

Annual Volume~ 143 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,403

Publisher OrgIndian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine, Uttar Pradesh & Uttarakhand

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

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Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand (IAPSMUPUK) State Chapter

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Does the journal have a website?

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Is the ISSN verified?

2248-9509

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

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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?

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?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and EpidemiologyHealth and Well-being StudiesHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesDiverse Scientific Research StudiesVaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 and Mental Health