Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
BMJ Public Health
ISSN 2753-4294
BMJ Public Health: impact factor 1.7 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 250 days to acceptance (152 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 504 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, BMJ Public Health's largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Health disparities and outcomes and Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, together about 24.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acceptance rate:29%Time to first decision without review:14 days*Time from acceptance to publication:28 days*Impact Factor (JCR):1.7Total content views:334,401Total Altmetric mentions:2,374More journal metricsHow we get these metrics*median number of days Aims & scope Editorial Board Journal information Journal Statistics 2025 Affiliations
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine13.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.6%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions5.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.3%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.2%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.9%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 492LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,455 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 544 | 544 | 150 |
| 2025 | 504 | 504 | 1,247 |
| 2024 | 333 | 333 | 1,594 |
| 2023 | 74 | 74 | 458 |
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
250 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 201 days – 311 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (152 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 284 days
- Sample
- 152 articles with submission and acceptance dates (1,173 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | GBP 2,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,460 | — | — |
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
- Not considered
- tobacco industry funded
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- commentaryCommentary (by invitation only)Length not stated
- editorialBMJ Public Health adheres to the highest standards concerning its editorial policies on publication ethics and scientific misconduct. The journal follows guidan…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal research Short report Review Protocol Editorial (by invitation only) Commentary (by invitation only)Length not stated
- protocolProtocol manuscripts should report planned or ongoing research studies. If data collection is complete, we will not consider the manuscript. We encourage the su…Length not stated
- reviewReview articles describe recent advances and new concepts in public health. They may cover practice, theory or research methods. Research reviews that systemati…main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 5
- short reportOriginal research Short report Review Protocol Editorial (by invitation only) Commentary (by invitation only)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Data availability Data Sharing
Data sharing policy Model summary
BMJ Public Health adheres to BMJ's Tier 2 data policy. We strongly encourage that data generated by your research that supports your article be made available as soon as possible, wherever legally and ethically possible. All research articles must contain a Data Availability Statement. We require data from clinical trials to be made available upon reasonable request. We require that a data sharing…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and authors’ rights
As an open access journal, BMJ Public Health adheres to the Budapest Open Access Initiative definition of open access. Articles are published under an exclusive licence or non-exclusive licence for UK Crown employees or where BMJ has agreed CC BY applies. For US Federal Government officers or employees acting as part of their official duties, the terms are as stated in accordance with our licence …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Provenance and peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
Articles submitted to BMJ Public Health are predominantly unsolicited and all articles are subject to peer review. The journal operates single anonymised peer review whereby the names of the reviewers are hidden from the author; usually two external reviewer reports are obtained before original research articles are accepted for publication. Manuscripts authored by a member of a journal’s editoria…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints foster openness, accessibility and collaboration by allowing authors to make their findings immediately available to the research community and receive feedback on an article before it is submitted to a journal for formal publication.BMJ fully supports and encourages the archiving of preprints in any recognised, not-for-profit server such as medRxiv. BMJ does not consider the posting of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Tobacco industry funding policy Model summary
BMJ Public Health will not consider for publication papers reporting work funded wholly or partly by the tobacco industry.
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
- ISSN
- 2753-4294
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BMJ Public Health
What is the impact factor of BMJ Public Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at BMJ Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 152 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 250 days (interquartile range 201–311 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 BMJ Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BMJ Public Health is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is BMJ Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
BMJ Public Health is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .