Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences
ISSN 1679-9291 · eISSN 1807-8648 · Universidade Estadual de Maringá · Brazil
Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 44 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences is published by Universidade Estadual de Maringá and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare and Youth, Drugs, and Violence, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Foco e Escopo A revista publica artigos originais em todas as áreas relevantes da Saúde, incluindo: Análises Clínicas, Educação Física, Enfermagem, Farmácia, Farmacologia, Fonoaudiologia, Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional, Medicina, Nutrição, Odontologia e Saúde Coletiva. Missão:Viabilizar o registro público do conhecimento e sua preservação; Publicar resultados de pesquisas envolvendo idéias e novas propostas científicas; Disseminar a informação e o conhecimento gerados pela comunidade científica; Agilizar o processo de comunicação científica na área de Ciências da Saúde. Processo de Avaliação pelos Pares Os artigos serão avaliados por consultores da área de conhecimento da pesquisa, de instituições de ensino e/ou pesquisa nacionais e/ou estrangeiras de comprovada produção científica. Após as devidas correções e possíveis sugestões, o artigo será aceito ou rejeitado pelo Conselho Editorial. Diretrizes de Avaliação 1. O assunto tratado no artigo é relevante para ser veiculado pela revista? 2. O artigo é original? 3. O título reflete clara e suficientemente o conteúdo do artigo? 4. A apresentação, a organização e o tamanho do artigo são satisfatórios? 5. A introdução faz uma revisão sobre o tema abordado e deixa claro o objetivo do trabalho? 6. O item material e métodos está suficientemente claro, permitindo que o artigo possa ser reproduzido? 7. A discussão é pertinente e suficiente? 8. Os dados justificam as interpretações? 9. Há necessidade de acréscimo de algum item que possa enriquecer o artigo? 10. É necessário redução ou a retirada de alguma parte do artigo? 11. As ilustrações e tabelas são necessárias e pertinentes? 12. As figuras são ilustrativas e apresentam boa qualidade para reprodução? 13. As palavras-chave são adequadas ao artigo? 14. O resumo dá uma boa informação sobre o trabalho? 15. As referências são adequadas e necessárias? 16. As referências estão redigidas de acordo com as normas da revista? 17. Os autores referenciados no texto estão citados nas referências? 18. Foi feita alguma anotação no manuscrito? 19. Aspectos Éticos e de Biossegurança: O manuscrito envolve experimentação com seres humanos, animais ou de biossegurança de forma a requerer análise de suas implicações éticas? ( ) Sim ( ) Não Em caso afirmativo: O artigo contempla adequadamente os aspectos éticos ou de biossegurança envolvidos? ( ) Sim ( ) Não20. Parecer quanto à publicação do artigo: Desfavorável;Favorável (o trabalho é aceito para publicação); Favorável, desde que
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions16.7%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions10%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences8.1%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences6.7%
- Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesMedicine4.3%
- Healthcare RegulationHealth Professions3.8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.6%
- Dental Health and Care UtilizationDentistry3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 768 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | 44 | 7 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 24 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 30 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 68 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 53 |
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 review time (community reports)
- about 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universidade Estadual de Maringá
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- ISSN
- 1679-9291
- Electronic ISSN
- 1807-8648
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences
What CAS zone is Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .