Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada
ISSN 0228-8699 · CANADA · Quarterly · Founded 1980
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada: subscription journal; no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada's largest topics are Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening and Indigenous Health and Education, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (HPCDP Journal) is an open access, bilingual, peer-reviewed journal published and funded by the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada. We publish scientific articles across 10 issues per year to advance knowledge on chronic disease and injury prevention, health promotion, environmental health and health equity in Canada. Our content reflects research from the fields of public, population and community health; health promotion; epidemiology and biostatistics; behavioural and social sciences; preventive health services; and health economics. The HPCDP Journal welcomes original research, evidence syntheses and other articles based on health surveillance, interventions, programs and/or emerging issues relevant to the health of people in Canada. International submissions are considered only if they include data about or from Canada or provide results directly relevant to people in Canada as part of multi-country studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Editor-in-chief Justin J. LangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences7.2%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine7.2%
- Indigenous Health and EducationHealth Professions7.2%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology6%
- Healthcare Systems and Public HealthMedicine6%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.8%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions4.8%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine4.8%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceScopusMEDLINEPMCDOAJPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ProQuest, Journal Citation Reports – Science Edition
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
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 51 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 141 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- commentarye used for guidance.Footnote 26 Invited commentary (EN: 2000 words/FR: 2600 words) In-depth reflection on a topic, referencingmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- editorialof 30 Editor-reviewed articles Invited editorial (EN: 1000 words/FR: 1300 words) A short opinion on a topic or a group of armain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original mixed-methods researchOriginal mixed-methods research (EN: 7000 words/Length not stated
- original quantitative researchOriginal quantitative research (EN: 3500 words/FR: 4500 words) Original research that employs empirical methodology via statistical, computational and mathemati…Length not stated
- original researchThe HPCDP Journal publishes several article types. These are described in Table 1. All manuscripts undergo peer review unless explicitly stated otherwise in Tab…Length not stated
- reviewThe HPCDP Journal publishes several article types. These are described in Table 1. All manuscripts undergo peer review unless explicitly stated otherwise in Tab…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship changes
To add an author to the manuscript during the review process, the corresponding author needs to email the Editor-in-Chief at hpcdp.journal-revue.pspmc@phac-aspc.gc.ca explaining: Why this author was not included beforehand How the author meets all four ICMJE requirements for authorship All authors, including the additional author, must be copied and must provide written consent to the change(s). T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Allegations of misconduct
According to ICMJE, “scientific misconduct in research and non-research publications includes, but is not limited to, data fabrication; data falsification including deceptive manipulation of images; purposeful failure to disclose relationships and activities; and plagiarism.”Footnote 39 When misconduct is suspected, the HPCDP Journal initiates procedures outlined by the Committee on Publication Et…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence for all articles as of January 2024. Model summary
As of January 2024, all HPCDP articles are published under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
The HPCDP Journal is a diamond open access journal, meaning that we do not charge authors any article-processing fees or readers any subscription fees.Footnote 1 Our open access publishing model aligns with Canada’s Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on PublicationsFootnote 2 as well as the core values and guiding principles of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.Footnote 3 As of January 2024, al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Journal no longer accepting new manuscript submissions; final issue in Fall 2026. Model summary
The Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada (HPCDP) Journal is no longer accepting new manuscript submissions. The Journal will publish its final issue in Fall 2026.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The HPCDP Journal will consider manuscript submissions that are based on work previously posted on a preprint server, at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Clearly state in your cover letter that a preprint version of your article exists and provide a link to the article. Refer to the ICMJE guidelines on preprintsFootnote 34 for further information. If the HPCDP Journal accepts a preprint for …
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
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0228-8699
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada
How long does peer review take at Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada?
The journal's website lists Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, PMC and DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada open access, and what is the APC?
Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada is a subscription journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .