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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #6,287Hybrid

Journal of Public Health

Acronym:joph
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Abbreviation (ISO):J PUBLIC HEALTH-UK
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Identifier (ISSN):1741-3842(Print)/1613-2238(Online)
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Publisher:Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.6– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q3
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Public Health

WoS Q3
12231.820231.920241.620251.62026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.6
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.852
#6,287

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
107

107 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
328articles/year
45.13% Gold OA•82.76% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Previous Title Zeitschrift für Gesundheitswissenschaften, Previous Print ISSN 0943-1853, Previous Online ISSN 1613-2238. The Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice is an interdisciplinary publication for the discussion and debate of international public health issues, with a focus on European affairs. It describes the social and individual factors determining the basic conditions of public health, analyzing causal interrelations, and offering a scientifically sound rationale for personal, social and political measures of intervention. Coverage includes contributions from epidemiology, health economics, environmental health, management, social sciences, ethics, and law. ISSN: 2198-1833 (Print) 1613-2238 (Online)

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank301/443
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Q3
Rank315/443
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

4 year
2026Latest
IF1.6
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF1.6
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF1.9
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2023
IF1.8
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #6,287Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Medicine
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.852

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
2.02

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,332 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations1,934
3-Year Documents917
Citable Documents576

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)5

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.2%

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)Q2
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):
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

Journal of Public Health (acronym: joph, abbr: J PUBLIC HEALTH-UK, ISSN: 1741-3842) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of PUBLIC, published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg in United Kingdom since 1993. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.60, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.852 (Q2), an H-index of 107.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 328 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,332 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
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1993
Indexing & Databases
ESCIPubMed
Editorial Address
OXFORD UNIV PRESS, GREAT CLARENDON ST, OXFORD, ENGLAND, OX2 6DP

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