Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
ISSN 2452-0918 · eISSN 2213-3984 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,600; review about 125 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 17% (journal website); 321 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 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 Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Healthcare Systems and Reforms, together about 30.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official Journal of the Indian Clinical Epidemiology Network, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health (CEGH) is a multidisciplinary journal and it is published six times a year. The mandate of CEGH is to promote articles on clinical epidemiology with focus on developing countries in the context of global health. We also accept articles from other countries.CEGH publishes original research work across all disciplines of medicine and allied sciences, related to clinical epidemiology and global health. The journal publishes Original articles, Review articles, Evidence Summaries, Letters to the Editor. All articles published in CEGH are peer-reviewed and published online for immediate access and citation.INDIACLEN's goal is to strengthen national health care systems and improve health practices by providing professionals in the field with the tools to analyze the efficacy, efficiency, and equity of interventions and preventive measures. Through CEGH, INDIACLEN provides a platform for publishing research works, building capacity for cutting edge research by continuing education, improving practices and policy by evidence updates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Shally AwasthiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 44, United States 7, Philippines 4, United Kingdom 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (61 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine13%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing11.4%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.2%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.5%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics4.2%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine3.8%
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 | 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 657OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.77%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 295LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,262 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 184 | 184 | 23 |
| 2025 | 321 | 321 | 459 |
| 2024 | 363 | 363 | 1,341 |
| 2023 | 240 | 240 | 2,202 |
| 2022 | 222 | 222 | 2,200 |
| 2021 | 238 | 238 | 4,270 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
125 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 49 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 49 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 17%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 42 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 125 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | USD 2,600 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 / EUR 1,870 / GBP 1,600 / JPY 248,060 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,640 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- editorialAll articles submitted to the Journal undergo initial review by the Editor/associate editor and articles that are outside the scope of Journal or are not in the…Length not stated
- original articledays' time. Length of articles Text of original articles should be between 2000 and 3500 words. The article should not ordinarily contain more than 3 tablmain text ≤ 3,500 words
- review articleh up to 6 key words Text: The length of review articles should not exceed fifteen typed pages (3500 - 4000 words). Hyperlinked files can also be uploaded. Inter…main text ≤ 4,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we encourage corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administratio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of Interest
Authors should complete the declaration of interest statement using https://declarations.elsevier.com/ and upload to the submission system at the Attach/Upload Files step. Note: Please do not convert the .docx template to another file type. Author signatures are not required. If there are no interests to declare, please choose: "Declarations of interest: none" in the template. More information.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical approval of studies and Informed consent
No prior publication or simultaneous submission Model summary
Studies involving human subjects or animals should have received the approval of the institutional ethics committee. A statement to this effect and that informed consent was obtained from participating human subjects must be included in the manuscript text. Please ensure that the work described has been carried out in accordance with The Code of Ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright held by IndiaClen Model summary
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health(CEGH) is the official, peer-reviewed publication of IndiaClen. Manuscripts published in the CEGH become the permanent property of IndiaClen. All articles published in the Journal are protected by copyright, which covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, as well as translation rights. No IndiaClen article, in part or whole, may be …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
This journal operates a double anonymized review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then typically sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor'…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Crossref Similarity Check Model summary
To verify compliance, your article may be checked by Crossref Similarity Check and other originality or duplicate checking software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trial registration required Model summary
Clinical trials must be registered in either Indian CT registry or any one of the internationally available registries and the registration number must be provided.
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
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2452-0918
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-3984
- Society / sponsor
- Indian Clinical Epidemiology Network
- 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 Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
What CAS zone is Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Clinical Epidemiology and Global 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 Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.9; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 57.
How long does peer review take at Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health?
The publisher reports about 125 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 49 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 17%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health based?
Of the 61 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (44), United States (7) and Philippines (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health open access, and what is the APC?
Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,600.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .