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Public Health in Practice

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2003

ISSN2666-5352eISSN2666-5352
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
53
/ 100
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
0.681
H-Index
33
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.631
Total Works
786
Total Citations
5,710
2yr Mean Citedness
1.78
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on public health issues, including the impact of healthcare access on socioeconomic disparities, immunization coverage in vulnerable settings, and the effectiveness of interventions for substance use and mental health. It also covers topics such as tobacco use, vaccine administration, alcohol-attributable mortality, and the use of mobile health clinics. Additionally, the journal addresses violence prevention, road traffic injuries, and the influence of climate change and social factors on health.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
8
weeks to review
Fast · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
Annual Volume~ 120 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications786
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
OA Since2019
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~8 weeks
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY, 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
PMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier B.V.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2666-5352 / 2666-5352
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
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?
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
Times cited
2003
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.

Health PolicyQ2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth Policy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Vaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 and Mental HealthCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchHealth disparities and outcomesGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyHealth Policy Implementation ScienceCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref