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Iranian Journal of Public Health

Iranian Journal of Public Health · Iran · Est. 1966

ISSN2251-6085eISSN2251-6093
SJR Q2WOS SCIEWOS SSCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.554
H-Indexi
36
SNIPi
0.688
Total Worksi
2,432
Total Citationsi
12,553
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.86
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language . Iran J Public Health is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences ( TUMS ). It is the official Publication of the Iranian Public Health Association and the School of Public Health, TUMS, Iran.

General Information

Country / RegionIran
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1966
FrequencyMonthly, 2012-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications2,432
Publisher OrgKnowledge E
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2000
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Iranian Journal of Public Health
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2251-6085 / 2251-6093
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
144
1.7k
2019
601
4.4k
2020
368
2.9k
2021
357
1.9k
2022
301
1.5k
2023
301
540
2024
275
154
2025
45
1
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

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Health Care IssuesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthGlobal Maternal and Child HealthHealth and Well-being StudiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMicroRNA in disease regulation

Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Public Health

Is Iranian Journal of Public Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Iranian Journal of Public Health: 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 Iranian Journal of Public Health?

Iranian Journal of Public Health 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 0.86.

Is Iranian Journal of Public Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Iranian Journal of Public Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Iranian Journal of Public Health?

Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language . Iran J Public Health is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences ( TUMS ). It is the official Publication of the Iranian Public Health Association and the School of Public Health, TUMS, Iran.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref