Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Central European Journal of Public Health
ISSN 1210-7778 · eISSN 1803-1048 · Czech National Institute of Public Health · CZECH REPUBLIC
Central European Journal of Public Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.86; subscription journal; median 215 days to acceptance (76 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Central European Journal of Public Health is published by Czech National Institute of Public Health 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 Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Epidemiology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal publishes original articles on disease prevention and health protection, environmental impacts on health, the role of nutrition in health promotion, results of population health studies and critiques of specific health issues including intervention measures such as vaccination and its effectiveness. The review articles are targeted at providing up-to-date information in the sphere of public health. The Journal is geographically targeted at the European region but will accept specialised articles from foreign sources that contribute to public health issues also applicable to the European cultural milieu.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine8.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine8.5%
- Cervical Cancer and HPV ResearchMedicine8.2%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine5.4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Romani and Gypsy StudiesHealth Professions4.2%
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 | 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
- 0.86LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 428OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,345 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 42 | 13 | 13 |
| 2024 | 56 | 47 | 117 |
| 2023 | 59 | 58 | 585 |
| 2022 | 57 | 57 | 359 |
| 2021 | 53 | 51 | 417 |
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
215 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 131 days – 288 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 97 days (2 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 314 days
- Sample
- 76 articles with submission and acceptance dates (91 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".
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.
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
- Czech National Institute of Public Health
- Country or region
- CZECH REPUBLIC
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1210-7778
- Electronic ISSN
- 1803-1048
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Central European Journal of Public Health
What CAS zone is Central European Journal of Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Central European 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 Central European Journal of Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.86; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at Central European Journal of Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 76 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 215 days (interquartile range 131–288 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.
Which databases index Central European Journal of Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Central European Journal of Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Central European Journal of Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Central European Journal of Public Health 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; 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: .