Journal profile
WHO Technical Report Series
ISSN 0512-3054 · eISSN 5092-507 · World Health Organization · Irregular · Founded 1950
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WHO Technical Report Series: subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
WHO Technical Report Series is published by World Health Organization. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, together about 25% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The WHO Technical Report Series makes available the findings of various international groups of experts that provide WHO with the latest scientific and technical advice on a broad range of medical and public health subjects. Members of such expert groups serve without remuneration in their personal capacities rather than as representatives of governments or other bodies; their views do not necessarily reflect the decisions or the stated policy of WHO.
Source: LetPub
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine8.3%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine8.3%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions8.3%
- Tree-ring climate responsesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology8.3%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science8.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q3 | 282/556 | 49th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Three checks before submitting to WHO Technical Report Series
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- World Health Organization
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 0512-3054
- Electronic ISSN
- 5092-507
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about WHO Technical Report Series
Is WHO Technical Report Series open access, and what is the APC?
WHO Technical Report Series is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .