Journal profile
Cogent Public Health
ISSN 2770-7571 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Cogent Public Health: impact factor 2.6 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 614 days to acceptance (10 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: From 2024, this journal no longer accepts submissions. Please submit to Critical Public Health. Source ↗Publisher website ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2024 (Volume 11, Issue 1): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cogent Public Health is published by Taylor & Francis Group. 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 25.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
From 2024, this journal no longer accepts submissions. Please submit to Critical Public Health. We are pleased to announce that Cogent Public Health has merged with Critical Public Health beginning with Volume 34, 2024, under the leadership of a new Editor in Chief, Joe Thomas (Institute of Health & Management, Melbourne, Australia) and the Editorial Board. This signals an exciting new phase for Cogent Public Health, extending the reach and impact of authors’ work and ensuring open access to the valuable insights of this community. We welcome submissions from authors from Cogent Public Health to join us at Critical Public Health . The journal champions high-quality articles relevant within the field of public health, aimed at all public health researchers and those working within public health services. Our academic editors, who are all active researchers, take an objective and constructive approach to peer review. Submissions are assessed on their scientific soundness and validity and not evaluated based on subjective assessments of importance. A host of post-publication metrics will display the ongoing impact of each individual article. Our innovative intersections feature highlights relevant articles to audiences across adjacent fields of scientific, medical and social research to ensure maximum dissemination and impact for your work. To submit a manuscript to Critical Public Health please visit our dedicated online submission site. Cogent Public Health considers original articles, reviews, case studies and short communications in any of the following branches of research: Adolescent Health Ageing and Public Health Burden of Disease Commercial Determinants of Health Digital Public Health Disaster and Emergency Health Environmental Health Epidemiology Ethics & Governance Gender and Health Global Health Health and Human Rights Health Behaviour Health Communication Health Diplomacy Health Equity and Social Inequalities in Health Health Policy Health Promotion Health Services Health Systems Health & Human Rights Infectious Diseases - Surveillance and Prevention Innovations in Health Law and Public Health Maternal and Child Health New Public Health Non-Communicable Diseases Occupational Health One Health Planetary Health Primary Care Public Health Education and Promotion Public Health Economics Public Mental Health Social Determinants of Health Social Health Sustainable Health Trade and Public Health War, Violence and Public Health What can you expect if you
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Joe ThomasPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 2, Canada 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.7%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing8%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine5.4%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.6%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine3.6%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SSCISCIEScopusEmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, CNKI, J-Gate, OCLC, Crossref, Global Health, Food Science & Technology Abstracts (FSTA), Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), ProQuest Medical Library, CNKI Scholar, British Library, Cabell’s International, E-Lib Bremen, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL), DTU Library, Ulrich’s, J-Gate Portal, Primo Central Index- Ex libris, WorldCat Discovery Services- OCLC, Taylor & Francis Online
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.8Publisher website ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.03Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 320,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 109 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 146 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 72 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 12 |
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
614 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 455 days – 671 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (10 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 624 days
- Sample
- 10 articles with submission and acceptance dates (10 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 29 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 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 | EUR 1,615 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,615 / GBP 1,344 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted4
- case studiesCogent Public Health considers original articles, reviews, case studies and short communications in any of the following branches of research:Length not stated
- original articlesCogent Public Health considers original articles, reviews, case studies and short communications in any of the following branches of research:Length not stated
- reviewsCogent Public Health considers original articles, reviews, case studies and short communications in any of the following branches of research:Length not stated
- short communicationsCogent Public Health considers original articles, reviews, case studies and short communications in any of the following branches of research:Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access journal; only publishes open access articles. Model summary
Cogent Public Health is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your article Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those wi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Rigorous peer review featuring constructive dialogue with experts
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2770-7571
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 1 (2024)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cogent Public Health
What is the impact factor of Cogent Public Health?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 14.
How long does peer review take at Cogent Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 10 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 614 days (interquartile range 455–671 days); authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 JCR quartile is Cogent Public Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
Where are the editorial board members of Cogent Public Health based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cogent Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cogent Public Health is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SSCI, SCIE, Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cogent Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Cogent 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .