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Journal of Prevention

Springer · United States · Est. 2021

ISSN2731-5533eISSN2731-5541

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

268

days submission → published

measured · last 12 articles · accept 222d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.792

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.659

Total Worksi

255

Total Citationsi

1,172

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Journal of Prevention, the official journal of the European Society for Prevention Research, is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes manuscripts aimed at reducing negative social and health outcomes and promoting human health and well-being. Discusses evidence-based interventions, policies, and practices. Values diverse populations, age groups, and methodologies. Selects articles based based on their innovation, contribution to the field of prevention, and quality. Welcomes original research, research methods, practitioner narratives, debates, brief reports, policy papers, and review articles.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications255

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2731-5533 / 2731-5541

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

Citations received

134

2021

535

2022

252

2023

336

2024

2025

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.

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentHealth Policy Implementation ScienceCOVID-19 and Mental HealthObesity, Physical Activity, DietPhysical Activity and HealthBehavioral Health and InterventionsHomelessness and Social IssuesCommunity Health and DevelopmentHealth disparities and outcomes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Prevention

Is Journal of Prevention a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Prevention: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Prevention?

Journal of Prevention 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 2.24.

Is Journal of Prevention indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Prevention is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.