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SSM - Population Health

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1972

ISSN2352-8273eISSN2352-8273

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.504

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.526

Total Worksi

1,910

Total Citationsi

44,478

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1972

Annual Volume~ 186 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,910

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~16 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2352-8273 / 2352-8273

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

183

6.9k

2019

189

6.6k

2020

294

10k

2021

312

4.7k

2022

255

2.6k

2023

149

956

2024

153

301

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 PolicyQ1

Health (social science)Q1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth (social science)Health Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Health disparities and outcomesEmployment and Welfare StudiesGlobal Health Care IssuesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsObesity, Physical Activity, DietMigration, Health and TraumaRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchIntergenerational Family Dynamics and CaregivingUrban Transport and Accessibility

Frequently asked questions about SSM - Population Health

Is SSM - Population Health a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of SSM - Population Health?

SSM - Population 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 3.19.

Is SSM - Population Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SSM - Population Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of SSM - Population Health?