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Health Sciences Investigations Journal

University of Ghana College of Health Sciences · Ghana · Est. 2020

ISSN2720-7609
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.182
H-Indexi
5
SNIPi
0.042
Total Worksi
243
Total Citationsi
158
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.34
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Health Professions (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionGhana
Primary Language
1st Year Published2020
Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications243
Publisher OrgUniversity of Ghana

Submission Info

Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

4/11 · 36%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Ghana College of Health Sciences
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
2720-7609
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
29
61
2020
26
18
2021
25
18
2022
32
21
2023
86
46
2024
44
3
2025
27
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.

Health Professions (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Health Professions (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthMalaria Research and ControlChild Nutrition and Water AccessCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMosquito-borne diseases and controlMining and Resource ManagementCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesEsophageal and GI PathologyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and Engineering

Frequently asked questions about Health Sciences Investigations Journal

Is Health Sciences Investigations Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Health Sciences Investigations Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Health Sciences Investigations Journal?

Health Sciences Investigations Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.182.

Is Health Sciences Investigations Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Health Sciences Investigations Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Health Sciences Investigations Journal?

Subject areas: Health Professions (miscellaneous).

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