Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Australian Journal of Primary Health
ISSN 1448-7527 · eISSN 1836-7399 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 6 issues per year · Founded 1995
Australian Journal of Primary Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4; hybrid open access; median 148 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: 32%; 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Primary Health is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Primary Care and Health Outcomes, Global Health Workforce Issues and Chronic Disease Management Strategies, together about 36% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publishes contributions on the theory and evidence-based practise of community health services and primary health care.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions20.5%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions9.1%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine6.3%
- Interprofessional Education and CollaborationHealth Professions4.8%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions4.6%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine4.2%
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Primary Health Care | 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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 662OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 84.27%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,143 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 44 | 8 |
| 2025 | 75 | 64 | 69 |
| 2024 | 55 | 49 | 156 |
| 2023 | 72 | 66 | 276 |
| 2022 | 99 | 73 | 622 |
| 2021 | 96 | 40 | 745 |
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 PubMed · to
148 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 115 days – 219 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 0 days (1 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 720 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (130 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 32%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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1448-7527
- Electronic ISSN
- 1836-7399
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Primary Health
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Primary Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Primary Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Health Policy & Services / Primary Health Care / 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 Australian Journal of Primary Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.4; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Primary Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 148 days (interquartile range 115–219 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “32%”. 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 Australian Journal of Primary Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Primary Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of Primary Health open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Primary Health is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .