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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #114Top JournalReview JournalGold OA

Annual Review of Public Health

Abbreviation (ISO):ANNU. REV. PUBLIC HEALTH
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Identifier (ISSN):0163-7525(Print)/1545-2093(Online)
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Publisher:Annual Reviews Inc.
Clarivate IF (2026)
17.2↓ -3.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Annual Review of Public Health

WoS Q1
61421299.49201810.8201916.5202022.0202121.9202220.8202321.4202420.7202517.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):17.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
8.648
#114

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
200

200 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate0.5%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
26articles/year
100% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Annual Review of Public Health, in publication since 1980, covers significant developments in the field of public health, including key developments and issues in epidemiology and biostatistics, environmental and occupational health, social environment and behavior, health services, and public health practice and policy. Volumes 38 (2017) and 39 (2018) are available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license, and previous volumes (1980-2016) are also free to read. Support for this initiative to increase openness and transparency in research is provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine95.7%Environmental health68.6%Pathology64.6%Political science52.1%Nursing51%Law49.5%Biology48.2%Economics46.7%Public health41.4%Psychology36.3%Sociology34.3%Economic growth34.2%Computer science31.4%Internal medicine31.3%Business31.3%Health care26.7%Psychiatry23%Demography22.4%Population21.6%Mathematics20.1%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q1
Rank6/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI
JCISCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q1
Rank8/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
2026Latest
IF17.2
Articles / Year8
Total Citations7
2025
IF20.7
Articles / Year32
Total Citations238
2024
IF21.4
Articles / Year27
Total Citations701
2023
IF20.8
Articles / Year29
Total Citations1,349
2022
IF21.87
Articles / Year30
Total Citations2,851

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #114Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-2020, 2022-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
8.648

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
18.02

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$4,903 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,078
3-Year Documents80
Citable Documents78

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)6

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate58.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0.5%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1区PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Annual Review of Public Health (abbr: ANNU. REV. PUBLIC HEALTH, ISSN: 0163-7525) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Annual Reviews Inc. in United States since 1980. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 17.2, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 8.648 (Q1), an H-index of 200.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Annual, an annual output of approximately 26 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $4,903 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Gold OA
Publisher
Annual Reviews Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Annual
Founding Year
1980
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
ANNUAL REVIEWS, 4139 EL CAMINO WAY, PO BOX 10139, PALO ALTO, USA, CA, 94303-0139

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