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PLOS Global Public Health

Public Library of Science · United States · Est. 1940

ISSN2767-3375eISSN2767-3375
SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.991
H-Indexi
48
SNIPi
0.854
Total Worksi
4,440
Total Citationsi
27,829
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.49
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
3
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

PLOS Global Public Health publishes research on all aspects of global public health, including infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, environmental health, health policy and systems, and social and behavioral determinants of health.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1940
FrequencyMonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications4,440
Publisher OrgPublic Library of Science
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Public Library of Science
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2767-3375 / 2767-3375
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed
✅
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English

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
53
1.2k
2021
759
11k
2022
1.1k
12k
2023
1.1k
6.5k
2024
1.1k
2.5k
2025
755
233
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.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicinePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthHIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsChild Nutrition and Water AccessVaccine Coverage and HesitancyAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesTuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Frequently asked questions about PLOS Global Public Health

Is PLOS Global Public Health a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for PLOS Global Public Health: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 PLOS Global Public Health?

PLOS Global Public Health 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 2.49.

Is PLOS Global Public Health indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

PLOS Global Public Health is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of PLOS Global Public Health?

PLOS Global Public Health publishes research on all aspects of global public health, including infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, environmental health, health policy and systems, and social and behavioral determinants of health.

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