Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
ISSN 0895-3988 · eISSN 2214-0190 · Elsevier · ENGLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1988
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.32; subscription journal; median 111 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 62.5%; 99 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences is published by Elsevier 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 49.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences (BES) is a peer-reviewed journal jointly established by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) and the Coulston International Corporation (CIC), USA in 1988, and is published monthly by Elsevier. It is indexed by SCI, PubMed, and CA.Topics covered by BES include infectious disease prevention, chronic and non-communicable disease prevention, disease control based on preventive medicine, and public health theories. It also focuses on the health impacts of environmental factors in people's daily lives and work, including air quality, occupational hazards, and radiation hazards.Article types considered for publication include original articles, letters to the editor, reviews, research highlights, and policy forum.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Wen-hua ZhaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 22 in mainland China (about 44%); most named Mainland China 22, United States 13, Japan 2, Germany 2, Russia 2 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences16.6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences16.6%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering16.6%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic DiseasesMedicine3.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine2.8%
- Folate and B Vitamins ResearchMedicine2.8%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science2.8%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
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
- 4.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 176OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
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
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 84 days – 142 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (319 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 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 62.5%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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must disclose generative AI use in writing via a statement before the References list in a section titled 'Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process'. Model summary
The below guidance only refers to the writing process, and not to the use of AI tools to analyse and draw insights from data as part of the research process. Where authors use generative artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process, authors should only use these technologies to improve readability and language. Applying the technology should be done with human o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure instructions
Authors must disclose the use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process by adding a statement at the end of their manuscript in the core manuscript file, before the References list. The statement should be placed in a new section entitled 'Declaration of Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in the writing process'. Statement: During the preparation of this work the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Published material represents the opinions of the authors, not the Editors or Publisher. Model summary
Articles and any other material published in Biomedical and Environmental Sciences represent the opinions of the authors and should not be construed to reflect the opinions of the Editor(s) or the Publisher.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1988
- ISSN
- 0895-3988
- Electronic ISSN
- 2214-0190
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
What CAS zone is Biomedical and Environmental Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Biomedical and Environmental Sciences?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.32; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Biomedical and Environmental Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 84–142 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 62.5%”. 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 Biomedical and Environmental Sciences based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 22 (about 44%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (22), United States (13) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biomedical and Environmental Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biomedical and Environmental Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .