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Journal of Primary Prevention
Journal of Primary Prevention is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by Springer.
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ISSN 0278-095XVerify ISSN ↗1573-6547Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer
Cost to publish: About US$3,790 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Primary Prevention indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1981–2021).
What is the impact factor of Journal of Primary Prevention?
Journal of Primary Prevention has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Journal of Primary Prevention?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,790 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Journal of Primary Prevention and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Primary Prevention is published by Springer. Its print ISSN is 0278-095X and its online ISSN is 1573-6547.
Is Journal of Primary Prevention in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Primary Prevention open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of Primary Prevention for 41 years, between 1981 and 2021. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 1,423 works and 37,323 citations for the title. Its most recent paper is from 2021, in line with the end of Scopus coverage in 2021, which suggests the journal stopped publishing around then.
How well cited is Journal of Primary Prevention? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Primary Prevention has an h-index of 87 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Journal of Primary Prevention published 31 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2013 with 48. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of Primary Prevention? — latest 29 articles, 2021
In its latest 29 research articles (2021), authors are most often from United States (81.3%), Australia (6.9%) and Greece (3.4%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Primary Prevention? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration81.3% of recent authorship from United States
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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