Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Aims & Scope

While SJPH has mostly published peer-reviewed original articles (both qualitative and quantitative), short reports and commentaries in the past, we also welcome literature reviews (for which the word limit is increased to 6000 words and 60 references), glossaries and lectures by leading international scholars.

Further, while SJPH particularly focuses on the Nordic regions, we will increasingly publish research from other European and non-European countries, which also should be of interest and relevance to our Nordic audience.

We encourage contributors to take an interdisciplinary approach involving, for example, sociology, psychology, technology, social medicine, epidemiology, public health and preventive medicine, but also an inter-sectoral approach, including of course academia, but also people working in governments, NGOs, think-tanks, the UN and in health care.

The unequal distribution of health and its determinants (both within and outside the health care system) taps into many other areas of public health, which will allow for a large variety of research topics, however SJPH will focus particularly on (in alphabetical order): • Ageing and health • Global health/child health • Mental health • Migration/ethnicity/refugee health • Occupational health However, when the editorial board first came together, we also agreed upon a wider research agenda which is not restricted to these areas.

We are interested in publishing work that focuses on a broad range of health outcomes, including mortality, self-reported health, mental health, cardiovascular health, cancer, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and disability/functional limitations.

We are interested in determinants, including but not limited to housing and living conditions, occupational health, including working conditions, lifestyle, stigma, childhood conditions, social capital and institutional arrangements (such as the welfare state).

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	2.60

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.268

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	102

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	3221

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1367

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

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• Web of Science
• Medline

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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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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.

• The Danish Civil Registration System

  Citation: 3552

  Authors: Carsten Bøcker

• The Danish National Patient Register

  Citation: 3384

  Authors: Elsebeth, Jakob Lynge, Matejka

• The Danish National Prescription Registry

  Citation: 2087

  Authors: Helle, Henrik, Jesper

• Systematic text condensation: A strategy for qualitative analysis

  Citation: 1730

  Authors: Kirsti

• The Danish Register of Causes of Death

  Citation: 1427

  Authors: Karin

• The Danish Psychiatric Central Research Register

  Citation: 1402

  Authors: Ole, Gurli P., Preben Bo

• Danish education registers

  Citation: 1183

  Authors: Vibeke M., Astrid W.

• The Danish Cancer Registry

  Citation: 1143

  Authors: Marianne Lundkjær

• Quality of the Finnish Hospital Discharge Register: A systematic review

  Citation: 1024

  Authors: Reijo

• Introduction to Danish (nationwide) registers on health and social issues: Structure, access, legislation, and archiving

  Citation: 911

  Authors: Lau Caspar, Camilla, Ivan, Henrik

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