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Observational Studies

University of Pennsylvania Press · United States · Est. 2015

ISSN2767-3324

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ PubMed/MEDLINE56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.344

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.444

Total Worksi

210

Total Citationsi

1,072

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.48

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Applied Mathematics; Computer Science Applications; Modeling and Simulation; Numerical Analysis; Statistics and Probability.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications210

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Pennsylvania Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2767-3324

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

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

Citations received

174

2019

2020

131

2021

2022

111

2023

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.

Applied MathematicsQ3

Computer Science ApplicationsQ3

Modeling and SimulationQ3

Numerical AnalysisQ3

Statistics and ProbabilityQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Applied MathematicsNumerical AnalysisComputer Science ApplicationsStatistics and ProbabilityModeling and Simulation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Advanced Causal Inference TechniquesStatistical Methods and InferenceStatistical Methods and Bayesian InferencePhilosophy and History of ScienceBayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceStatistical Methods in Clinical TrialsHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeAdvanced Statistical Methods and ModelsStatistics Education and MethodologiesData Analysis with R

Frequently asked questions about Observational Studies

Is Observational Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Observational Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Observational Studies?

Observational Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.344.

Is Observational Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Observational Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Observational Studies?