Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
ISSN 0021-2571 · eISSN 2384-8553 · Istituto Superiore di Sanita · ITALY · Founded 1965
ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.02; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 34 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA is published by Istituto Superiore di Sanita 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 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Water Treatment and Disinfection and Radiation Effects and Dosimetry, together about 19.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità is a peer reviewed quarterly science journal which publishes research articles in biomedicine, translational research and in many other disciplines of the health sciences. The journal includes the following material: original articles, reviews, commentaries, editorials, brief and technical notes, book reviews. The publication of Monographic Sections has been discontinued. In case you wish to present a small number of coordinated contributions on specific themes concerning priorities in public health, please contact the Editorial office. If only regional or Italian data are presented in the manuscript, these should be compared with similar data available at European or international level. The journal is in English. Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità is indexed in - CAB - CHEMABS - EMBASE/Excerpta Medica - FSTA - MEDLINE - ProQuest - SCOPUS - WEB OF SCIENCE Annali follows the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publications of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals, issued by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). Annali is an open access journal and is listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Its articles are published under a CC By-NC-ND license.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Enrico AllevaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 19, United States 5, France 2, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6.5%
- Water Treatment and DisinfectionEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Radiation Effects and DosimetryAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.8%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine4.8%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine4.8%
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine4.8%
- Fecal contamination and water qualityEnvironmental Science4.8%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEEmbasePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CAB, CHEMABS, FSTA
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
- 2.02LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 34LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 148 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- commentaryif you wish to submit an editorial; the commentary, 2000 words; the commentary is an opinion piece or reflection on recentmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorialnce if you wish to submit a letter; the editorial should be no longer than 1000 words; editorials are submitted on invitation. Please contact themain text ≤ 1,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Open access, copyright and license policy Authors agree for the copyright of their article to be transferred to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, if and when the article is accepted for publication. In submitting this article to Annali dell’Istituto Superiore di Sanità author certifies that: he/she is authorized by co-authors to enter into these arrangements; he/she warrants, on behalf of co-autho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access, copyright and license policy
Authors agree for the copyright of their article to be transferred to the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, if and when the article is accepted for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Each paper submitted to Annali is normally subjected to the following procedures: it is reviewed by the Editor-in-chief for general suitability; if it is judged suitable, qualified referees are selected and a peer review process takes place; based on the recommendations of the referees and replies of the authors, the Editor-in-chief decides whether the article should be accepted, modified or rejec…
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
- Istituto Superiore di Sanita
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English, Italian
- Founded
- 1965
- ISSN
- 0021-2571
- Electronic ISSN
- 2384-8553
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA
What CAS zone is ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.02; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (19), United States (5) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA open access, and what is the APC?
ANNALI DELL ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .