Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
ISSN 1010-5395 · eISSN 1941-2479 · SAGE Publications Inc. · MALAYSIA · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 1,975; review about 7 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health is published by SAGE Publications Inc. 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 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 24.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published in association with the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health (APJPH) is a pe...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Wah YunPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Malaysia 11, United States 3, United Kingdom 3, Mainland China 2, Japan 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting8.6%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8.1%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine7.4%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing7.2%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences6.1%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5%
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
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
- 0.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,197OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 11.39%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,065 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 24 | 14 |
| 2025 | 86 | 29 | 120 |
| 2024 | 151 | 46 | 241 |
| 2023 | 135 | 56 | 369 |
| 2022 | 153 | 36 | 545 |
| 2021 | 216 | 65 | 1,834 |
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 7 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 1,975 / GBP 1,448 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- SAGE Publications Inc.
- Country or region
- MALAYSIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 1010-5395
- Electronic ISSN
- 1941-2479
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
What CAS zone is Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public 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 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.88; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (11), United States (3) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 1,975.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .