Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
ISSN 1232-1966 · eISSN 1898-2263 · Institute of Agricultural Medicine · POLAND · Semiannual · Founded 1994
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 120 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine is published by Institute of Agricultural Medicine 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 Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure, Vector-borne infectious diseases and Agriculture and Farm Safety, together about 25.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (AAEM) is a quarterly journal published since 1994 by the Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, Poland. Since 2000 it has been indexed and abstracted in the international database Current Contents, and indexed by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). Number of issues: 4 issues per year Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine (AAEM) is open to scientists from all countries. All papers within the scope indicated by the following sections of the journal may be submitted: Biological agents posing occupational risk in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry and diseases caused by these agents (zoonoses, allergic and immunotoxic diseases).Health effects of chemical pollutants in agricultural areas , including occupational and non-occupational effects of agricultural chemicals (pesticides, fertilizers) and effects of industrial disposal (heavy metals, sulphur, etc.) contaminating the atmosphere, soil and water.Exposure to physical hazards associated with the use of machinery in agriculture and forestry: noise, vibration, dust.Prevention of occupational diseases in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry.Work-related accidents and injuries in agriculture, forestry, food industry and wood industry: incidence, causes, social aspects and prevention. State of the health of rural communities depending on various factors: social factors, accessibility of medical care, etc. The full text of all articles is deposited in digital archives around the world to guarantee long-term digital preservation. You can also access all articles published by Institute of Rural Health in Lublin on PORTICO (https://www.portico.org/).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Ewelina GrywalskaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science9%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology8.7%
- Agriculture and Farm SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Nutrition and Health StudiesMedicine6.8%
- Allergic Rhinitis and SensitizationMedicine5.5%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology4.9%
- Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicine4.4%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine3.9%
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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | 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 | Environmental Sciences | 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
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 613OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.97OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.95%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 89LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,821 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 95 | 95 | 3 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 | 85 |
| 2024 | 89 | 89 | 208 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | 602 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 466 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 624 |
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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | EUR 670 / PLN 3,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 670 / PLN 3,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 670 / PLN 3,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 1,200 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 1,200
- Submission fee
- EUR 95
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 20,000 words
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- book reviewsBook reviews, news of international meetings and activities, letters to the editors and editorial notes will be also published at the editors’ discretion.Length not stated
- case reportsAll original articles, review articles and case reports are reviewed.Length not stated
- editorial notesBook reviews, news of international meetings and activities, letters to the editors and editorial notes will be also published at the editors’ discretion.Length not stated
- letters to the editorsThe journal “Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine” using the Open Access* model publishes: original and review articles, letters to the editors, an…Length not stated
- original articlesThe journal “Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine” using the Open Access* model publishes: original and review articles, letters to the editors, an…Length not stated
- review articlesThe journal “Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine” using the Open Access* model publishes: original and review articles, letters to the editors, an…Length not stated
- short communicationAbstracts of short communication should consist of 800-1000 characters, including spaces.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
ORCID iD is required for all authors when submitting a manuscript. Model summary
AAEM endorses ORCID ( https://orcid.org/about/what-is-orcid/mission) and requires that all authors provide an ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research must follow the Declaration of Helsinki. Model summary
Studies involving experimental animals and humans must be carried out according to the guiding principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright transfer under Creative Commons 4.0 Poland (CC BY 4.0). Model summary
accept the full text of the Creative Commons 4.0 Poland (also known as CC BY 4.0)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal. Model summary
„Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine” is an open access journal, which means that the journal offers free and immediate access to its contents to promote the unrestricted global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymous peer review process. Model summary
Articles are reviewed anonymously, and subsequently the author(s) will become acquainted with the reviews without the surnames of the persons reviewing the articles being revealed
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection software is used to check all submitted manuscripts. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to the journal will be checked using plagiarism detection software
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
- Institute of Agricultural Medicine
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1232-1966
- Electronic ISSN
- 1898-2263
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
What CAS zone is Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / 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 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 54.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Manuscript length: ≤ 20,000 words; Suggested reviewers: Required, 2; 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.
Which databases index Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .