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Universal Journal of Public Health

Horizon Research Publishing · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2331-8945

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.194

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.266

Total Worksi

836

Total Citationsi

2,094

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.42

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Professions (miscellaneous); Health Policy; Health (social science); Medicine (miscellaneous); Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 127 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications836

Publisher OrgHorizon Research Publishing

OA Since2013

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Horizon Research Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2331-8945

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

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

117

2019

106

2020

184

2021

171

2022

106

154

2023

125

132

2024

149

2025

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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q3

Health PolicyQ4

Health (social science)Q4

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q4

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthMedicine (miscellaneous)Health (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Child Nutrition and Water AccessPublic Health and NutritionGlobal Maternal and Child HealthAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealthcare Systems and ReformsHealth and Well-being StudiesHealth and Wellbeing ResearchHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsGlobal Health Care Issues

Frequently asked questions about Universal Journal of Public Health

Is Universal Journal of Public Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Universal Journal of Public Health: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Universal Journal of Public Health?

Universal Journal of Public Health is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.194.

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

Universal Journal of Public Health is indexed in Scopus.

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