Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
American Journal of Mens Health
ISSN 1557-9883 · eISSN 1557-9891 · SAGE Publishing · United States
American Journal of Mens Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.41; fully open access; APC about USD 2,650; review about 15 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 47.4% (journal website); 108 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Mens Health is published by SAGE Publishing 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 Gender Roles and Identity Studies, Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 25.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Journal of Men's Health (AJMH) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal which focuses on cutting-edge information regarding men's health and illness. This journal is … | View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Demetrius J. PorchePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 12, United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Japan 1, India 1 (23 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gender Roles and Identity StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions8.9%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine7.1%
- Sexual function and dysfunction studiesMedicine6.1%
- Hormonal and reproductive studiesMedicine5.8%
- Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.6%
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPsychology4.2%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine4.1%
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
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 2.41LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,004OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 101LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,844 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 87 | 87 | 26 |
| 2025 | 108 | 108 | 257 |
| 2024 | 105 | 105 | 562 |
| 2023 | 93 | 93 | 762 |
| 2022 | 127 | 127 | 1,534 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 1,782 |
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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 47.4%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 43 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 2,650 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,650 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,650 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,200 | — | — |
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 500 words
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted20, with length limits
- announcements of upcoming events/conferencesManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- book reviewView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- book reviewsManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- brief communicationView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- case reportView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- case reportsManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- editorialView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- ethical debatesManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- health policy/legislative updatesManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- letterView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- letter to the editorView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- letters to the editorView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- opinionView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- opinion piecesManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- original articleView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- original articles (research or theoretical)Manuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- research briefsManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- reviewView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
- reviewsManuscript types are: editorial; letters to the editor; original articles (research or theoretical); reviews; research briefs; health policy/legislative updates…Length not stated
- viewpointView our topical sections currently accepting submissions View our Special Collections currently accepting submissions. Manuscript types are: editorial; letters…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please view our authorship policies, which includes information on criteria for authorship, who should be the corresponding author and more. Please note that AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT, should not be listed as authors. For more information see the policy on Use of ChatGPT and generative AI tools.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability
The Journal is committed to facilitating openness, transparency and reproducibility of research, and has the following research data sharing policy. For more information, including FAQs please visit the Sage Research Data policy pages. Subject to appropriate ethical and legal considerations, authors are encouraged to: Share your research data in a relevant public data repository Include a data ava…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical considerations
Please include your ethics approval statements under this heading, even if you have already included ethics approval information in your methods section. If ethical approval was not required, you need to explicitly state this. All papers reporting studies involving human participants, human data or human tissue must state that the relevant Ethics Committee or Institutional Review Board approved th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Publishing fees and open access
American Journal of Men's Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal. All accepted articles are made freely available online immediately upon publication, are published under a Creative Commons license, and hosted online in perpetuity. If, after peer review, your manuscript is accepted for publication, a one-time article processing charge (APC) is payable to cover the cost of publishing, paid…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Identity transparency: Double anonymized Model summary
The following summary describes the peer review process for this journal: Identity transparency: Double-anonymized Reviewer interacts with: Editor Review information published: None Your manuscript will undergo an initial evaluation. If it does not conform to the requirements laid out in these guidelines, it will be returned to you for amendments prior to peer review. Manuscripts may be desk rejec…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
The journal and Sage take issues of copyright infringement, plagiarism or other breaches of best practice in publication very seriously. Please read Sage's complete policy on plagiarism and the actions we may take.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The journal will consider submissions of manuscripts that have been posted on preprint servers. Please enter the preprint DOI in the designated field when submitting your manuscript. We advise that you inform the Journal Editorial office about your posted preprint at submission. Note that you should not post an updated version of your manuscript on a preprint server while it is being peer reviewed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical trial registration
The journal conforms to the ICMJE requirement that clinical trials are registered in a WHO-approved public trials registry at or before the time of first participant enrollment as a condition of consideration for publication. The trial registry name and URL, and registration number must be included at the end of the abstract.
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
- SAGE Publishing
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1557-9883
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-9891
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Mens Health
What CAS zone is American Journal of Mens Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Mens Health 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 Mens Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.41; CiteScore 4, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Mens Health?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 47.4%. 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 American Journal of Mens Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 500 words; Templates: LaTeX and Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: 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.
Where are the editorial board members of American Journal of Mens Health based?
Of the 23 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), United Kingdom (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Journal of Mens Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Mens Health is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is American Journal of Mens Health open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Mens Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .