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Health Science Reports

John Wiley & Sons Inc. · United States · Est. 1984

ISSN2398-8835eISSN2398-8835

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.567

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.717

Total Works

4,491

Total Citations

23,209

2yr Mean Citedness

2.24

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Health Science Reports publishes research on a wide range of health-related topics, including infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, and medical interventions. The journal covers studies on cancer risk, vaccine development, and the management of various medical conditions such as aortic aneurysms, neural tube defects, and allergic conjunctivitis. Additionally, it features research on mental health, public health issues, and the effectiveness of different medical treatments and diagnostic markers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 977 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,491

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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?

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-8835 / 2398-8835

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

Portico, PMC, 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

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Times cited

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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.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Medicine, General & InternalPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and Mental HealthGlobal Maternal and Child HealthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchChild Nutrition and Water AccessDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsVaccine Coverage and HesitancyViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchWound Healing and TreatmentsMobile Health and mHealth Applications