Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
American Journal of Public Health
ISSN 0090-0036 · eISSN 1541-0048 · American Public Health Association Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1971
American Journal of Public Health: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.66; subscription journal; review 2–4 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 444 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Public Health is published by American Public Health Association Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Health Policies and Education, Healthcare Policy and Management and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, together about 25.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) is dedicated to the publication of original work in research, research methods, and program evaluation in the field of public health. The mission of the journal is to advance public health research, policy, practice, and education.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Denys T. LauPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions11.1%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.5%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions7%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine5.5%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine5.4%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.1%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 7.66LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 236LetPub ·
- h-index
- 423OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13,961OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.9OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.49%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 185LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29,771 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 444 | 326 | 762 |
| 2024 | 476 | 415 | 1,910 |
| 2023 | 380 | 379 | 2,792 |
| 2022 | 642 | 634 | 7,185 |
| 2021 | 582 | 572 | 9,663 |
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)
- 2–4 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- American Public Health Association Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- Electronic ISSN
- 1541-0048
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Public Health
What CAS zone is American Journal of Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Journal of Public Health is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Journal of Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.66; CiteScore 5.7, h-index 423.
How long does peer review take at American Journal of Public Health?
Authors report an average review time of 2–4 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 American Journal of Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is American Journal of Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Public Health is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .