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Global Health Research and Policy

BioMed Central Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2011

ISSN2397-0642eISSN2397-0642

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

1.242

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.356

Total Works

466

Total Citations

11,770

2yr Mean Citedness

4.53

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on global health disparities, focusing on the impact of socioeconomic factors, healthcare access, and health behaviors on various diseases and health outcomes across different populations and regions. Articles also explore health system challenges, policy interventions, and innovative financing mechanisms in low- and middle-income countries.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications466

Publisher OrgBioMed Central

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~5 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

BioMed Central Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2397-0642 / 2397-0642

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

EpidemiologyQ1

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 PolicyEpidemiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Health and SurgeryCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeChild Nutrition and Water AccessCOVID-19 and Mental HealthVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy