Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Environmental and Occupational Health Practice
ISSN 2434-4931 · Japan Society for Occupational Health · Japan
Environmental and Occupational Health Practice: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 121 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental and Occupational Health Practice is published by Japan Society for Occupational Health. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces, Workplace Health and Well-being and Occupational Health and Safety Management, together about 48.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Occupational Therapy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Environmental and Occupational Health Practice (EOH-P), a peer reviewed journal of the Japan Society for Occupational Health, which takes a broader approach than JOH (http://joh-journal.jp/), welcoming papers from across the occupational health and allied areas. EOH-P primarily seeks to publish reports on knowledge gained through practice, which has important empirical value for occupational health. It also seeks to publish papers on environment issues. More specifically, the scope of this journal covers papers describing practical activities and good practice in Occupational Safety and Health (OSH), as well as reports on environmental issues that remain problematic, such as exposure to high concentrations of toxic substances in the fields of not only occupational setting but also natural or urban environment. The journal also actively discusses issues and topics without much previous coverage, such as OSH in medium and small-sized enterprises and for immigrant workers, as well as OSH problems encountered in general clinical care. The journal also welcomes practitioners’ expressing concerns for future research. EOH-P also accepts reports on the development or usage of tools for OSH activities, exploratory research that has the potential for expansion (including scale development studies), and methodology studies detailing new initiatives or adjustments useful for work practices. The journal’s publication criteria are based on the rigor of the methodology and the appropriate interpretations so that studies reporting negative results are also considered for publication. Specialized OSH videos and open data are welcomed as supplementary files.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Japan 15, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions23.7%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions17.7%
- Occupational Health and Safety ManagementHealth Professions7.2%
- Chemical Safety and Risk ManagementChemical Engineering4.4%
- Occupational Health and Global JusticeSocial Sciences4%
- Occupational Health and BurnoutHealth Professions3.6%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions3.2%
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular PreventionMedicine3.2%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epidemiology | Q4 | 138/173 | 20th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 589/725 | 18th |
| Human Factors and Ergonomics | Q4 | 41/48 | 15th |
| Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis | Q4 | 140/151 | 7th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 58 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 56 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 59 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 75 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 48 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 28 |
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
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 95 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 92 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 219 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (41 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 46.14 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 120.95 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 | JPY 80,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | JPY 80,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | JPY 80,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- JPY 10,000
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted11
- brief reportThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- case study9.4. Case Study—Maximum Word Count: 4000Length not stated
- commentaryThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- field study9.5. Field Study—Maximum Word Count: 4000Length not stated
- good practice9.6. Good Practice—Maximum Word Count: 3000Length not stated
- original articleThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- original researchThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- research reportThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- reviewThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- review articleThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
- viewpointThe following types of contributions will be considered for publication. 9.1. Original Article—Maximum Word Count: 4000 Articles with new findings and original …Length not stated
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
AI tools do not qualify as authors; use of AI should be disclosed in cover letters and in Methods or Acknowledgements. Model summary
Natural language processing tools driven by artificial intelligence (AI) do not qualify as authors, and the Journal will screen for them in author lists.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authorship limited to significant contributors; follows ICMJE definitions and COPE guidance; no ghost, guest or gift authorship. Model summary
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest 3. Conflict of Interest (COI)
Conflict of Interest and Sources of Funding Authors must state explicitly whether potential conflicts of interest (COI) exists or not. This includes, but not limited to, agreements for research support (including research funding and provision of equipment or materials), honoraria (such as lecture fees), consulting, employment, promotional fees, advisory role, stock ownership, patent/licensing fee…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Human subjects research must follow the Declaration of Helsinki and have relevant review board approval; informed consent required. Model summary
Clinical research included in articles which reports on human subjects should follow the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki, and that the research had been approved by the relevant institutional or national review board prior to the initiation of the study.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 4. Copyright
4.1. EOH-P is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons License. The following license are available: Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial (CC-BY-NC) license Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-NoDerivs (CC- BY-NC-ND) license All Research Councils UK (RCUK) and Wellcome Trust funded authors will be directed to the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC-BY). 4.2…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Submitting authors are required to provide an ORCID iD at the time of submission. Model summary
EOH-P supports the use of ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID), which is a unique and persistent identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher. The submitting authors are required to provide an ORCID iD at the time of submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. Peer review process and policies
Single-anonymized peer review; Editorial Board decides whether a contribution will be sent for peer review and makes the final decision to accept or reject. Model summary
2.1. The Journal operates single-anonymized peer review, meaning that the identity of the authors is known to the editors and to the reviewers, but that the reviewers’ identities are known only to the editors and are hidden from the authors. The Editorial Board decides whether a contribution will be sent for peer review, and if so, it will consider the peer reviewers’ reports and make the final de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts screened using iThenticate to detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication. Model summary
Manuscripts will be screened using iThenticate to help detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Accepted manuscripts are embargoed until they appear online at EOH-P-in-press. Model summary
Accepted manuscripts are embargoed until they appear online at EOH-P-in-press. No information in accepted manuscripts can be communicated to the media prior to lifting of the embargo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trials must be registered before enrollment per ICMJE criteria; CONSORT guidelines compliance required for randomized trials. Model summary
Clinical trials should be registered before enrollment of the first subject in accordance with the criteria outlined by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE).
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
- Japan Society for Occupational Health
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2434-4931
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Environmental and Occupational Health Practice
How long does peer review take at Environmental and Occupational Health Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 95–162 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Environmental and Occupational Health Practice?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: AMA; Cover letter: Required. 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 Environmental and Occupational Health Practice based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (15), Mainland China (1) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental and Occupational Health Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental and Occupational Health Practice is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Environmental and Occupational Health Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental and Occupational Health Practice 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .