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IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q1SCImago #7,669Hybrid

Health Promotion Journal of Australia

Identifier (ISSN):1036-1073(Print)/2201-1617(Online)
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Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
2↑ +0.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Health Promotion Journal of Australia

WoS Q3
01232.0320221.920231.420241.5202522026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.741
#7,669

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
46

46 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate7.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
104articles/year
81.46% Gold OA•88.89% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The purpose of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia is to facilitate communication between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers involved in health promotion activities. Preference for publication is given to practical examples of policies, theories, strategies and programs which utilise educational, organisational, economic and/or environmental approaches to health promotion. The journal also publishes brief reports discussing programs, professional viewpoints, and guidelines for practice or evaluation methodology. The journal features articles, brief reports, editorials, perspectives, "of interest", viewpoints, book reviews and letters.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Medicine97.7%Political science88.2%Law87.1%Pathology85.4%Nursing85.4%Economics80.6%Sociology79.7%Public health78.2%Economic growth75.4%Environmental health72.6%Health care71.7%Demography62.8%Population59.5%Population health54%Psychology45.3%Health promotion44.6%Biology41%Public relations34.5%Business34.1%Community health32%Health economics30.5%Politics26%Promotion (chess)24.1%Psychiatry23.6%Computer science22.8%Philosophy22.4%Geography22.3%

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank246/443
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank300/443
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF2
Articles / Year83
Total Citations7
2025
IF1.5
Articles / Year168
Total Citations258
2024
IF1.4
Articles / Year114
Total Citations432
2023
IF1.9
Articles / Year149
Total Citations758
2022
IF2.033
Articles / Year124
Total Citations957

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #7,669Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2002-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:MedicineNursing
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.741

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.19

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,028 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations895
3-Year Documents394
Citable Documents357

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 Rate72.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Community and Home CareQ1
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: 7.1%

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):
4区 (Zone 4)Medicine
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4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

Health Promotion Journal of Australia (ISSN: 1036-1073) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Wiley-Blackwell in Australia. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.00, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.741 (Q1), an H-index of 46.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 104 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,028 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
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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