Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
American Journal of Industrial Medicine
ISSN 0271-3586 · eISSN 1097-0274 · Wiley-Liss Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1980
American Journal of Industrial Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,430; median 112 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Industrial Medicine is published by Wiley-Liss Inc. 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 Occupational and environmental lung diseases, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Occupational exposure and asthma, together about 39.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Journal of Industrial Medicine considers for publication reports of original research, review articles, instructive case reports, and analyses of policy in the fields of occupational and environmental health and safety. The Journal also accepts commentaries, book reviews and letters of comment and criticism. The goals of the journal are to advance and disseminate knowledge, promote research and foster the prevention of disease and injury. Specific topics of interest include: occupational disease; environmental disease; pesticides; cancer; occupational epidemiology; environmental epidemiology; disease surveillance systems; ergonomics; dust diseases; lead poisoning; neurotoxicology; endocrine disruptors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief John MeyerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 3, Canada 2, Israel 2, Taiwan, China 1, Japan 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine14.7%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions12.9%
- Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicine11.9%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine5.1%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science5%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedINSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- Impact factor
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,264OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 82LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 92Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 363,550Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,867 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 69 | 16 |
| 2025 | 120 | 81 | 213 |
| 2024 | 143 | 93 | 631 |
| 2023 | 117 | 72 | 757 |
| 2022 | 121 | 61 | 1,911 |
| 2021 | 130 | 55 | 1,805 |
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 Crossref · to
112 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 80 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 130 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (241 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 26%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
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
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 4,430 / EUR 3,700 / GBP 2,950 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- brief reportBrief Report: Present focused observations from limited epidemiological or international health data, or initial findings of novel research.Length not stated
- case reportCase Report: Report a single case or small series of experiences with occupational and environmental health, safety, or policy events and issues.Length not stated
- commentaryCommentary: Address current events, policy and legislative issues, or the research and evaluations that inform policy.Length not stated
- letter to the editorthe length of any article type except a Letter to the Editor or a Book Review, which cannot exceed 1000 words. Data Sharing and Data Availability This journal e…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- research articleResearch Article: Report the results of original quantitative or qualitative research.Length not stated
- reviewReview: Provide systematic examination of a timely and relevant topic with critical assessment of published literature.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship Change Process
Original, unpublished work only; not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
In accordance with Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics and the Committee on Publication Ethics’ guidance, American Journal of Industrial Medicine will allow authors to correct authorship on a submitted, accepted, or published article if a valid reason exists to do so. All authors – including those to be added or removed – must agree to any proposed change. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure form required from all authors at submission. Model summary
At the time of submission of a manuscript, the journal requires that all authors submit a standard Conflict of Interest Disclosure Form
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing expected; data availability statement required. Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
English language requirement; non-compliant manuscripts may be desk-rejected. Model summary
All manuscripts must be written in clear, correct English. Manuscripts not meeting the language requirement may be declined without peer review at the Editor’s discretion.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Wiley-Liss Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
- Electronic ISSN
- 1097-0274
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 69, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Industrial Medicine
What CAS zone is American Journal of Industrial Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Industrial Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 Industrial Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 147.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Industrial Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 112 days (interquartile range 80–142 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 26% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of American Journal of Industrial Medicine based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (3), Canada (2) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Journal of Industrial Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Industrial Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is American Journal of Industrial Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Industrial Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,430.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .