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The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1986

ISSN2666-6065eISSN2666-6065

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

/ 100

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

2.534

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

2.263

Total Works

1,724

Total Citations

22,974

2yr Mean Citedness

3.33

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific publishes original research, reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces that illuminate clinical practice and health policy in the Western Pacific region. The journal aims to improve health outcomes by advancing the research agenda, clinical practice, and health policy through a regional lens, with a focus on medicine and internal medicine.

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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 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1986

Annual Volume~ 340 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,724

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~11 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

PorticoKoninklijke BibliotheekPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2666-6065 / 2666-6065

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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?

Portico, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 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

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Geriatrics and GerontologyQ1

Health PolicyQ1

Infectious DiseasesQ1

Internal MedicineQ1

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ1

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthQ1

Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Health Care Sciences & ServicesPublic, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthGeriatrics and GerontologyPsychiatry and Mental HealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyInfectious DiseasesHealth PolicyInternal Medicine

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesHealthcare Systems and ReformsClimate Change and Health ImpactsVaccine Coverage and HesitancyCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesGlobal Maternal and Child HealthGlobal Cancer Incidence and ScreeningCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsHealth disparities and outcomes