Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
American Journal of Health Promotion
ISSN 0890-1171 · eISSN 2168-6602 · SAGE
American Journal of Health Promotion: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; 168 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Health Promotion is published by SAGE 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 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Physical Activity and Health and Workplace Health and Well-being, together about 32% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Health Promotion (AJHP) is a peer-reviewed journal on the science of environmental, cultural, societal, and lifestyle chang...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine12.9%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine9.7%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions9.3%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine7.7%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions7.1%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology4.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Urban Transport and AccessibilitySocial Sciences3.8%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 134OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,805OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.13%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 131LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,454 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 142 | 63 | 26 |
| 2025 | 168 | 66 | 229 |
| 2024 | 172 | 87 | 610 |
| 2023 | 145 | 75 | 704 |
| 2022 | 191 | 92 | 1,814 |
| 2021 | 163 | 68 | 2,364 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / GBP 3,043 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 0890-1171
- Electronic ISSN
- 2168-6602
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Health Promotion
What CAS zone is American Journal of Health Promotion in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Health Promotion 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Health Promotion?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 134.
Which databases index American Journal of Health Promotion?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Health Promotion is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Health Promotion open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Health Promotion is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .