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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance

JMIR Publications Inc. · Canada · Est. 1997

ISSN2369-2960eISSN2369-2960

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

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High Trust

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total75

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

1.289

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.087

Total Works

1,970

Total Citations

44,775

2yr Mean Citedness

3.81

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance publishes research on public health issues and surveillance methods. Articles focus on the analysis of health trends, risk factors for diseases, and the effectiveness of interventions across various populations and geographic regions. The journal also covers the development and evaluation of public health surveillance systems and health communication strategies.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1997

Annual Volume~ 284 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,970

Publisher OrgJMIR Publications

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

JMIR Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2369-2960 / 2369-2960

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

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2021

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2023

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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.

Health InformaticsQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Health InformaticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsVaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 and Mental HealthHealth Literacy and Information AccessibilityMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsSocial Media in Health EducationHIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskCOVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing