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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
96
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q178
✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18
Total96
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
212
days submission → published
measured · last 18 articles · accept 156d
5
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Fast · vs ~15 wk median
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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
1.551
H-Indexi
51
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.356
Total Worksi
466
Total Citationsi
11,770
2yr Mean Citednessi
4.53
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

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

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
BioMed Central Ltd
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2397-0642 / 2397-0642
✅
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?
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
37
1.1k
2019
55
3.8k
2020
49
1.2k
2021
50
1.2k
2022
54
1.2k
2023
55
481
2024
68
280
2025
24
0
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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Global Health Research and Policy

Is Global Health Research and Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Global Health Research and Policy: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Global Health Research and Policy?

Global Health Research and Policy 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 4.53.

Is Global Health Research and Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Global Health Research and Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Global Health Research and Policy?

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

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