Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
ISSN 0008-4263 · eISSN 1920-7476 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.03; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 219 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 155 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Health Policies and Education, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 23.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Canadian Journal of Public Health is dedicated to fostering excellence in public health research, scholarship, policy and practice. The aim of the Journal is to advance public health research and practice in Canada and around the world, thus contributing to the improvement of the health of populations and the reduction of health inequalities. CJPH publishes original research and scholarly articles submitted in either English or French that are relevant to population and public health. CJPH is an independent, peer‐reviewed journal owned by the Canadian Public Health Association and published by Springer. Énoncé de mission La Revue canadienne de santé publique se consacre à promouvoir l’excellence dans la recherche, les travaux d’érudition, les politiques et les pratiques de santé publique. Son but est de faire progresser la recherche et les pratiques de santé publique au Canada et dans le monde, contribuant ainsi à l’amélioration de la santé des populations et à la réduction des inégalités de santé. La RCSP publie des articles savants et des travaux inédits, soumis en anglais ou en français, qui sont d’intérêt pour la santé publique et des populations. La RCSP est une revue indépendante avec comité de lecture, propriété de l’Association canadienne de santé publique et publiée par Springer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 46, France 3, United States 1, Australia 1, Switzerland 1 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions8.5%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine8.1%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions5.6%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINECAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.03LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,903OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.69OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.06%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 112LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 617,700Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 119 | 74 | 14 |
| 2025 | 155 | 150 | 221 |
| 2024 | 137 | 136 | 458 |
| 2023 | 113 | 113 | 673 |
| 2022 | 144 | 144 | 1,625 |
| 2021 | 135 | 135 | 2,348 |
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
219 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 157 days – 292 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 268 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (324 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
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
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 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Marilou Gagnon RN, ACRN, LLM, PhD
Professor, School of Nursing, University of Victoria, Canada; Scientist, Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, University of Victoria, Canada
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Canadian Journal of Public Health, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Canadian Journal of Public Health Reporting Guidelines
CJPH requires the use of reporting guidelines alongside all quantitative and qualitative research submissions. Reporting guidelines promote clear reporting of methods and results to allow our reviewers to adequately assess the quality of the manuscript. Please submit as supplemental material the appropriate reporting guideline checklist, indicating on which page or section of the manuscript each c…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 0008-4263
- Electronic ISSN
- 1920-7476
- Society / sponsor
- Canadian Public Health Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 117, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE
What CAS zone is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.03; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 219 days (interquartile range 157–292 days). 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 CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (46), France (3) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE open access, and what is the APC?
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-REVUE CANADIENNE DE SANTE PUBLIQUE is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
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: .