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Public Health Challenges

John Wiley and Sons Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

ISSN2769-2450eISSN2769-2450

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total53

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

0.41

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

453

Total Citations

1,313

2yr Mean Citedness

1.77

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on public health challenges, focusing on infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, mental health, and environmental health. Studies often investigate risk factors, prevalence, and interventions in various populations, with a particular emphasis on low- and middle-income countries. The journal also addresses health service delivery, health equity, and the impact of social and cultural factors on health outcomes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 120 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications453

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~9 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPorticoPMC

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2769-2450 / 2769-2450

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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?

CLOCKSS, Portico, PMC

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

Times cited

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maternal and Child HealthVaccine Coverage and HesitancyZoonotic diseases and public healthCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessHealthcare Systems and ReformsGlobal Public Health Policies and EpidemiologySARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchViral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchCOVID-19 and Mental Health