Short answers, pulled from the story.
The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health opened its doors in 2004 under the publishing house MDPI. Paul B. Tchounwou took the role of editor-in-chief to guide the publication's early direction.
By 2021, the Journal Citation Reports listed an impact factor of 4.614 for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. This number indicated how often the average article was cited during that specific year.
Clarivate removed the journal from the Science Citation Index Expanded in February 2023 because some publications were deemed outside the scope of the journal. The same month saw the removal from the Social Sciences Citation Index as well.
An April 2023 paper challenged guidelines set by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers claiming radiation from cell phones presents a health threat documented at many levels. The authors argued there are no adequate health effects studies on the projected evolution of wireless systems like 5G.
Future operations now face challenges without the backing of major citation indexes after Clarivate removed the journal from the Science Citation Index Expanded in February 2023. A delisted journal no longer receives rank metrics such as a Clarivate journal impact factor.