Journal profile
Developments in Health Sciences
ISSN 2630-9378 · eISSN 2630-936X · Akadémiai Kiadó · Hungary
Developments in Health Sciences: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 34 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Developments in Health Sciences is published by Akadémiai Kiadó. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aging, Health, and Disability, Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues, together about 20% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Developments in Health Sciences (DHS) is an Open Access peer-reviewed journal for original research papers, review articles, short communications, rapid preliminary notes, case studies and other sections (book reviews, calendar of events, conference reports and product news) on all aspects of health sciences and related fields in medical sciences and health care; such as nutrition, nursing, physiotherapy, obstetrics, public health, optometry etc.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Zoltán ZsoltPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine7.4%
- Balance, Gait, and Falls PreventionHealth Professions6.3%
- Aging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesHealth Professions6.3%
- Retinal Diseases and TreatmentsMedicine5.3%
- Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment StudiesMedicine5.3%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing5.3%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.2%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 110 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 67 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 72 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 48 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 24 |
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)
- about 34 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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 | EUR 900 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 900 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 900 | Yes | — | |
| 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 accepted9
- book reviewsother sections (book reviews, calendar of events, conference reports and product news)Length not stated
- calendar of eventsother sections (book reviews, calendar of events, conference reports and product news)Length not stated
- case studiesoriginal research papers, review articles, short communications, rapid preliminary notes, case studiesLength not stated
- conference reportsother sections (book reviews, calendar of events, conference reports and product news)Length not stated
- original research papersoriginal research papers, review articles, short communications, rapid preliminary notes, case studiesLength not stated
- product newsother sections (book reviews, calendar of events, conference reports and product news)Length not stated
- rapid preliminary notesoriginal research papers, review articles, short communications, rapid preliminary notes, case studiesLength not stated
- review articlesoriginal research papers, review articles, short communications, rapid preliminary notes, case studiesLength not stated
- short communicationsoriginal research papers, review articles, short communications, rapid preliminary notes, case studiesLength not stated
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
- Akadémiai Kiadó
- Country or region
- Hungary
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2630-9378
- Electronic ISSN
- 2630-936X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- 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 Developments in Health Sciences
How long does peer review take at Developments in Health Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 34 weeks. 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 Developments in Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Developments in Health Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Developments in Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Developments in Health Sciences is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .