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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total60

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

0.908

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.854

Total Works

4,440

Total Citations

27,829

2yr Mean Citedness

2.49

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Retractions

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.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

Review Time~30 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Public Library of Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2767-3375 / 2767-3375

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2012

2013

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineQ1

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ2

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