Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

AIMS Public Health

ISSN 2327-8994 · AIMS Press · United States

AIMS Public Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 98 days to acceptance (94 articles, last 24 months); 64 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value
CAS zoneZone 3 · Medicine2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Medicine
Review time98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · 94 articles, last 24 months · PubMed
APCUSD 300Fully open access
Acceptance—No reports yet
Articles per year642025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

AIMS Public Health is published by AIMS Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Physical Activity and Health, together about 27% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

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From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

  1. Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine10.1%
  2. COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology8.6%
  3. Physical Activity and HealthMedicine8.4%
  4. Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions6.5%
  5. COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.5%
  6. Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5.1%
  7. Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine4.3%
  8. Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.1%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 3
MinorHealth Care Sciences & ServicesZone 3

Top journal: noReview journal: no

CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
LevelCategoryZone
MajorMedicineZone 3
MinorHealth Care Sciences & ServicesZone 4

Top journal: noReview journal: not marked

CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

Not covered by this edition.

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

Indexing the journal's website claims

Web of SciencePMCPublisher website

As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.

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
5.7LetPub ·
SJR 2026-06
0.9LetPub ·
SNIP 2026-06
1.11LetPub ·
h-index
45OpenAlex ·
i10-index
290OpenAlex ·
2-year mean citedness
6.56OpenAlex ·
Self-citation rate
0%LetPub ·
Share of gold OA articles
100%LetPub ·

Volume

Articles per year
64LetPub ·

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 693 in total · the current year is incomplete

YearArticlesOpen accessCitations
2026515115
20256464243
20246161896
20236565792
20223838715
202170701,378

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

Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to

98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 119 days

Acceptance to online
median 34 days (94 articles)
Submission to online
median 133 days
Sample
94 articles with submission and acceptance dates (110 in the window); the latest was accepted on

Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)
about 4 weeksLetPub ·
Peer review
Anonymous peer reviewLetPub

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

Fully open accessOpenAlex

Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).

SourceAPCFee waiverLicenseObserved
OpenAlexUSD 300——
LetPubUSD 500No—

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher
AIMS Press
Country or region
United States
Language
English
ISSN
2327-8994
Official links

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about AIMS Public Health

What CAS zone is AIMS Public Health in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, AIMS Public Health is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.

How long does peer review take at AIMS Public Health?

Based on the dates recorded on 94 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 74–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 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.

Which databases index AIMS Public Health?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AIMS Public Health is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.

Is AIMS Public Health open access, and what is the APC?

AIMS Public Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .