Journal of Public Health Research

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Public Health Research (JPHR) is an online Open Access, peer-reviewed journal in the field of public health science.

The aim of the journal is to stimulate debate and dissemination of knowledge in the public health field in order to improve efficacy, effectiveness and efficiency of public health interventions to improve health outcomes of populations.

This aim can only be achieved by adopting a global and multidisciplinary approach.

The Journal of Public Health Research publishes contributions from both the “traditional' disciplines of public health, including hygiene, epidemiology, health education, environmental health, occupational health, health policy, hospital management, health economics, law and ethics as well as from the area of new health care fields including social science, communication science, eHealth and mHealth philosophy, health technology assessment, genetics research implications, population-mental health, gender and disparity issues, global and migration-related themes.

In support of this approach, JPHR strongly encourages the use of real multidisciplinary approaches and analyses in the manuscripts submitted to the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	1.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.656

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	8754

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1028

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• COVID-19 lockdown: impact on online gambling, online shopping, web navigation and online pornography

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Lorenzo, Silvia, Belleri, Rosaria, Giulia, Fabio

• COVID-19 related knowledge and practice and barriers that hinder adherence to preventive measures among the Egyptian community. An epidemiological study in Upper Egypt

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Rasha, Alaa, Seham Ahmed

• Presence of <em>Leptospira</em> sp. and leptospirosis risk factor analysis in Boyolali district, Indonesia

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Yuliani, Apoina, Nurdin, Apoina, Siti Fatimah, Lintang

• Gaming, substance use and distress within a cohort of online gamblers

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Frida, Anders, Emma

• The obstacles to combat against COVID-19 pandemic and the remedies: Bangladesh scenario

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Mst. Rashida, Rehana, Md. Ashraful, Md. Mortuza, Roy Rillera

• COVID-19 and university admission exams: A Bangladesh perspective

  Citation: 0

  Authors: Shakila, Kazi Md. Mohsin, Aziz

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