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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q3SCImago #12,943Diamond OAHybrid

Gaceta Sanitaria

Acronym:gaceta
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Abbreviation (ISO):GAC SANIT
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Identifier (ISSN):0213-9111(Print)/1578-1283(Online)
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Publisher:Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.5– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Gaceta Sanitaria

WoS Q4
12341.5820181.6620191.5620202.1420212.4820221.920231.520241.520251.52026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.5
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.453
#12,943

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
54

54 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
233articles/year
99.42% Gold OA•81.42% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Gaceta Sanitaria (Health Gazette) is an international journal that accepts articles in Spanish and in English. It is the official scientific journal of the Sociedad Española de Salud Publica y Administración Sanitaria (Spanish Society of Public Health and Health Administration) (SESPAS). The Journal publishes 6 issues per year on different areas of Public Health and Health Administration, including: -Applied epidemiology- Health prevention and promotion- Environmental health- International health- Management and assessment of policies and services- Health technology assessments- Health economics. The editorial process is regulated by a peer review system. It publishes original works, reviews, opinion articles, field and methodology notes, protocols, letters to the editor, editorials, and debates.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine68.9%Political science48%Philosophy47.5%Art41.7%Humanities39.1%Biology29.6%Law28.6%Sociology26.6%Pathology23.7%Psychology22.2%Environmental health21.7%Economics21.1%Demography20.9%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Q4
Rank148/194
IndexSCIE
JCRSSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q4
Rank101/125
IndexSSCI
JCRSCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank325/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI
JCISCIE2026

HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Q4
Rank164/194
IndexSCIE
JCISSCI2026

HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES

Q4
Rank112/125
IndexSSCI
JCISCIE, SSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q4
Rank348/443
IndexSCIE, SSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.5
Articles / Year828
Total Citations13
2025
IF1.5
Articles / Year911
Total Citations101
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year83
Total Citations227
2023
IF1.9
Articles / Year79
Total Citations188
2022
IF2.479
Articles / Year90
Total Citations604

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,943Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1987-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.453

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

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.09

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations360
3-Year Documents299
Citable Documents250

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate63.9%

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 HealthQ3
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%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
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

Gaceta Sanitaria (acronym: gaceta, abbr: GAC SANIT, ISSN: 0213-9111) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Medicine, published by Ediciones Doyma, S.L. in Spain since 1987. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.50, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.453 (Q3), an H-index of 54.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Bimonthly, an annual output of approximately 233 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with Diamond Open Access (100% free of author APC charges). 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
Ediciones Doyma, S.L.
Publication Language
Spanish, English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1987
Indexing & Databases
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJPubMed
Editorial Address
ELSEVIER, 685 ROUTE 202-206, BRIDGEWATER, USA, NJ, 08807

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Database Updated: 2026-10-16