What is the Impact Factor of Global Public Health?

According to the latest Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR), the Journal Impact Factor of Global Public Health is 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE).

Is Global Public Health indexed in Web of Science or Scopus?

Yes, Global Public Health is indexed in Web of Science (SCIE, Q2 quartile). Furthermore, in Scopus (SCImago), it holds an SJR rating of 0.867 (Q2) and an H-index of 72.

Who publishes Global Public Health and what is the Article Processing Charge (APC)?

Global Public Health is published by Taylor & Francis. The estimated Article Processing Charge (APC) is approximately $3,347 USD, subject to institutional waivers and corresponding author affiliations.

WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #6,124Gold OA

Global Public Health

Identifier (ISSN):1744-1692(Print)/1744-1706(Online)

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Publisher:Taylor & Francis

Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)

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Clarivate IF (2026)

2.6↑ +0.5

Journal Impact Factor

IF Trend↓

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JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Global Public Health

WoS Q2

Annual Impact Factor Metric

Current (2026):2.6

Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2

0.867

#6,124

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025

H-Index (2025)

72 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2

Self-Citation Rate0%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessGold OA

191articles/year

100% Gold OA•89.81% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Global Public Health is an essential peer-reviewed journal that energetically engages with key public health issues that have come to the fore in the global environment — mounting inequalities between rich and poor; the globalization of trade; new patterns of travel and migration; epidemics of newly-emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; the HIV/AIDS pandemic; the increase in chronic illnesses; escalating pressure on public health infrastructures around the world; and the growing range and scale of conflict situations, terrorist threats, environmental pressures, natural and human-made disasters.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)

Medicine91%Political science82.3%Sociology75.6%Law73.7%Economics71.3%Biology61.9%Economic growth60.3%Nursing52.8%Pathology51.1%Psychology49.5%Environmental health46.8%Geography35.1%Demography33.4%Public health33.3%Health care31%Philosophy29.5%Population29.2%Business29.1%Psychiatry29%History28.8%Computer science26.6%Family medicine26.4%Virology25.2%Archaeology24.6%Anthropology24.3%Social science23.9%Immunology23.4%Ecology22.1%Mathematics21.5%Internal medicine20.7%

Primary Research Areas

Public Environmental & Occupational Health

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Special Issues

Calls for Papers

No active Calls for Papers found for this journal.

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WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

JCRSSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rank173/443

IndexSSCI

JCISSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Rank216/443

IndexSSCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCRSSCI	173/443	Q2
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	JCISSCI	216/443	Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year

2026Latest

IF2.6

Articles / Year109

Total Citations24

2025

IF2.1

Articles / Year139

Total Citations342

2024

IF2.3

Articles / Year116

Total Citations643

2023

IF3.3

Articles / Year129

Total Citations1,189

2022

IF3.356

Articles / Year124

Total Citations1,191

Year	Impact Factor	Articles / Year	Total Citations
2026	2.6	109	24
2025	2.1	139	342
2024	2.3	116	643
2023	3.3	129	1,189
2022	3.356	124	1,191
2021	—	212	4,001
2020	—	222	6,747
2019	—	126	2,859
2018	—	106	2,473
2017	—	98	2,075
2016	—	154	5,131
2015	—	145	4,351

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,124Scopus Q2SCImago Profile

Scopus Coverage:2006-2026

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Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine

Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2

0.867

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2

Citations / Doc (2 years)

2.82

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

2-Year Citation Window

Estimated Publication Fee (APC)

$3,347 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,583

3-Year Documents561

Citable Documents527

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)4

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate65.0%

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 HealthQ2

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):

3区 (Zone 3)Medicine

Minor Category (Specific Field):

3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

Global Public Health (ISSN: 1744-1692) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.60, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.867 (Q2), an H-index of 72.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 191 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $3,347 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.