Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
ISSN 2052-4374 · Kamje Press/xmlink · Korea, Republic of
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 850; median 77 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 44% (journal website); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is published by Kamje Press/xmlink 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 Workplace Health and Well-being, Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue and Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, together about 33.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Kyunghee Jung-ChoiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 37, United States 4, Japan 3, Taiwan, China 2, Mainland China 1 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions16.8%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology10.3%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6.6%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions5.5%
- Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicine5%
- Sleep and related disordersPsychology4.5%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine4.3%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 285OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 656 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | 9 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 73 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 150 |
| 2023 | 53 | 53 | 455 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 294 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 222 |
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
77 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 57 days – 92 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (71 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 90 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (82 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)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 44%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 22 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 97 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 | KRW 900,000 / USD 850 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,145 / EUR 1,745 / GBP 1,370 | — | — | |
| LetPub | KRW 900,000 / USD 850 | Yes | — |
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
- Kamje Press/xmlink
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2052-4374
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
What CAS zone is Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 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.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 77 days (interquartile range 57–92 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 44%. 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 Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (37), United States (4) and Japan (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 850.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .