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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #4,747Hybrid

Archives of Public Health

Acronym:aoph
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Abbreviation (ISO):ARCH PUBLIC HEALTH
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Identifier (ISSN):0778-7367(Print)/2049-3258(Online)
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Publisher:BioMed Central
Clarivate IF (2026)
3.4↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2021–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Archives of Public Health

WoS Q1
12452.5920212.7420223.320233.220243.220253.42026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):3.4
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.022
#4,747

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
58

58 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation Rate3.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
212articles/year
99.87% Gold OA•91.1% Original Research

Aims & Scope

rchives of Public Health is a broad scope public health journal, dedicated to publishing all sound science in the field of public health. The journal aims to better the understanding of the health of populations. The journal contributes to public health knowledge, enhances the interaction between research, policy and practice and stimulates public health monitoring and indicator development. The journal considers submissions on health outcomes and their determinants, with clear statements about the public health and policy implications. Archives of Public Health welcomes methodological papers (e.g., on study design and bias), papers on health services research, health economics, community interventions, and epidemiological studies dealing with international comparisons, the determinants of inequality in health, and the environmental, behavioural, social, demographic and occupational correlates of health and diseases.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine95.8%Pathology81.1%Nursing68.5%Public health62.7%Sociology56.7%Biology56.4%Political science55.4%Environmental health55.3%Internal medicine53.5%Economics53%Law51.2%Demography47.1%Mathematics45.1%Economic growth44%Statistics38.4%Psychology36.9%Health care36.8%Population35.3%Computer science31.4%Psychiatry23.6%Health services research22.3%Philosophy21.3%Genetics21%Geography20.2%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q1
Rank101/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI
JCISCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q1
Rank96/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF3.4
Articles / Year187
Total Citations10
2025
IF3.2
Articles / Year340
Total Citations710
2024
IF3.2
Articles / Year248
Total Citations1,281
2023
IF3.3
Articles / Year214
Total Citations2,097
2022
IF2.736
Articles / Year257
Total Citations3,573

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #4,747Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2006, 2008-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.022

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
3.46

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,273 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations2,492
3-Year Documents702
Citable Documents670

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate52.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

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: 3.1%

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):
2区 (Zone 2)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2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

Archives of Public Health (acronym: aoph, abbr: ARCH PUBLIC HEALTH, ISSN: 0778-7367) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by BioMed Central in England since 2009. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 3.40, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.022 (Q1), an H-index of 58.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 212 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,273 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
Hybrid
Publisher
BioMed Central
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Founding Year
2009
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
CAMPUS, 4 CRINAN ST, LONDON, ENGLAND, N1 9XW

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01