Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICESPUBLIC, ENV-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
ISSN 1020-3397 · World Health Organization · EGYPT
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.72; fully open access; median 125 days to acceptance (88 articles, last 24 months); 130 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is published by World Health Organization 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 Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, Global Maternal and Child Health and Healthcare Systems and Reforms, together about 26% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, established in 1995, is the flagship health periodical of the World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. The mission of the Journal is to contribute to improving health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region by publishing and publicising quality health research and information with emphasis on public health and the strategic health priorities of the Region. It aims to: further public health knowledge, policy, practice and education; support health policy-makers, researchers and practitioners; and enable health professionals to remain informed of developments in public health. The EMHJ: -publishes original peer-reviewed research and reviews in all areas of public health of relevance to the Eastern Mediterranean Region -encourages, in particular, research related to the regional health priorities, namely: health systems strengthening; emergency preparedness and response; communicable diseases; noncommunicable diseases and mental health; reproductive, maternal, child health and nutrition -provides up-to-date information on public health developments with special reference to the Region. The Journal addresses all members of the health profession, health educational institutes, as well as governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the area of public health within and outside the Region.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICESPUBLIC, ENV-PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8.8%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.3%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing6.1%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions4.9%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.4%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4.1%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4%
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | 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
- 1.72LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,847OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.6%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 98 | 98 | 4 |
| 2025 | 130 | 130 | 295 |
| 2024 | 128 | 128 | 373 |
| 2023 | 128 | 128 | 645 |
| 2022 | 130 | 130 | 1,282 |
| 2021 | 274 | 274 | 3,173 |
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
125 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 168 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 208 days (88 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 344 days
- Sample
- 88 articles with submission and acceptance dates (248 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- World Health Organization
- Country or region
- EGYPT
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 1020-3397
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
What CAS zone is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / Health Policy & Services / 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 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.72; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 88 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 125 days (interquartile range 83–168 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 Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .