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Status
Active
Coverage
2022–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
1.9
SJR · SCImago
0.569
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
11
Best quartile
Q2 · 59th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 90 / 223 | 59th | Q2 |
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Public Health Challenges
Public Health Challenges is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.9), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd.
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Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Scopus · Q2WoS · ESCIOpen Access
1.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Public Health Challenges indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2022–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.9.
What quartile is Public Health Challenges in Scopus?
Public Health Challenges is Q2 in Multidisciplinary (rank 90 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Public Health Challenges?
Public Health Challenges is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 1.9, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 59th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.569, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 11.
How much does it cost to publish in Public Health Challenges?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,650 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Public Health Challenges and what is its ISSN?
Public Health Challenges is published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Its ISSN is 2769-2450.
Is Public Health Challenges in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Public Health Challenges open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Public Health Challenges? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Public Health Challenges has an h-index of 18 and a 2-year mean of 2.22 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #52 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
18
h-index
2.22
2-yr mean citations
45
i10-index
607
works indexed
1,917
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$2,650
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#52 of 208 Top 25% Multidisciplinary
Public Health Challenges published 155 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Public Health Challenges? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Ghana (10.8%), Bangladesh (8.5%) and United Kingdom (8.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Public Health Challenges? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
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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