Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Environmental Health
ISSN 1476-069X · BioMed Central · ENGLAND · Irregular · Founded 2002
Environmental Health: CAS Zone 2 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 7.25; fully open access; APC about USD 3,690; median 118 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 102 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Environmental Health is published by BioMed Central and is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals and Climate Change and Health Impacts, together about 34.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Environmental Health publishes manuscripts on important aspects of environmental and occupational health and related studies in toxicology and epidemiology that elucidate the human health implications of exposures to environmental hazards. Environmental Health articles are published with open access, and the journal operates a single-blind peer-review system. The journal is aimed at scientists and practitioners in all areas of environmental science in which human health and well-being are involved, either directly or indirectly, and with a view to improving the prevention of environmentally-related risks to human health,including those that may affect future generations. Environmental Health is a public health journal serving the public health community and scientists working on matters of public health interest and importance pertaining to the environment. Please note: Manuscripts based solely on Global Burden of Disease (GBD) estimates without author contributions from the GBD are no longer considered for review. Similarly, studies based on publicly available data bases, such as the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the UK Biobank, must document appropriate knowledge of the methodologies used, best by including colleagues who were involved in the original data collection. Before submitting a manuscript, please see our submission guidelines for author guidance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Ruth A. EtzelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 22, United Kingdom 3, Sweden 3, Denmark 3, Mainland China 2 (55 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science17.7%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity AssessmentBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 7.25LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 11.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,773OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 97LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 3,700,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,502 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 90 | 90 | 34 |
| 2025 | 102 | 102 | 602 |
| 2024 | 132 | 132 | 1,390 |
| 2023 | 94 | 94 | 2,301 |
| 2022 | 133 | 133 | 3,693 |
| 2021 | 140 | 140 | 4,183 |
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
118 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 167 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (221 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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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 3,190 / USD 3,690 / GBP 2,790 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,490 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 2,390 / USD 3,290 / EUR 2,790 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 2,790 / USD 3,690 / EUR 3,190 | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7
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- methodologyResearch Comment Hypothesis Methodology Review Correspondence Matters ArisingLength not stated
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Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence. Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Environmental Health articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution No…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Single-blind peer review. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- BioMed Central
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1476-069X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- 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 Environmental Health
What CAS zone is Environmental Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Environmental Health is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Environmental Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Environmental Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.25; CiteScore 11.7, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Environmental Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 118 days (interquartile range 73–167 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Environmental Health based?
Of the 55 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (22), United Kingdom (3) and Sweden (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Environmental Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Environmental Health is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Environmental Health open access, and what is the APC?
Environmental Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,690.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .