Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Epidemiology and Health
ISSN 2092-7193 · KOREAN SOC EPIDEMIOLOGY · SOUTH KOREA
Epidemiology and Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; fully open access; APC about USD 800; median 109 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 8% (journal website); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Epidemiology and Health is published by KOREAN SOC EPIDEMIOLOGY 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 Health and Wellbeing Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Nutritional Studies and Diet, together about 20.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Epidemiology and Health (Epidemiol Health, epiH) is the official journal of the Korean Society of Epidemiology. It is an open access electronic journal publishing papers in all areas of epidemiology and public health. The scope is wide-ranging: including descriptive, analytical and molecular epidemiology; primary preventive measures; screening approaches and secondary prevention; clinical epidemiology; and all aspects of communicable and non-communicable diseases prevention. The epiH publishes original research articles, and also welcomes review articles, special articles, cohort or data profiles, brief communications, and perspectives. We give special consideration to papers from developing countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named South Korea 38, United States 4, Iran 3, Japan 2, Mainland China 1 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions7.2%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics7.1%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine6.5%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine5.9%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.7%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing5.3%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.1%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCCINAHLPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
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
- 2.36LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 486OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,135 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 52 | 52 | 4 |
| 2025 | 76 | 76 | 117 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 439 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | 987 |
| 2022 | 122 | 122 | 1,422 |
| 2021 | 102 | 102 | 1,830 |
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
109 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 150 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 16 days (92 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 129 days
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (145 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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 126 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 | USD 800 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 800 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 800 / USD 500 | — | — |
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, with length limits
- editorialeditorials from other submitted papers. Editorials are 2,000 words in length with no abstract, a maximum of three tables and fmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- letteridge letters and publish responses. The letter should be 1,000 words or less, a maximum of 10 references and may include 3 tablemain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original articlepublic health research are published as original articles (up to 3,500 words of main text, not including abstract, tables, figures, refemain text ≤ 3,500 words
- perspectivences in epidemiology and public health. Perspectives have a main text word limit of 2,000 words; they can include an unstructured abstract of 200 words, amain text ≤ 2,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright, Open Access Policy
Manuscripts should be submitted to epiH in English. Manuscripts should be written and numbered in the following sequence: cover letter, title page, abstract, key words, manuscript body, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures. Descriptions appearing in each article are the responsibility of the authors and not that of epiH.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright, Open Access Policy
Manuscripts should be submitted to epiH in English. Manuscripts should be written and numbered in the following sequence: cover letter, title page, abstract, key words, manuscript body, acknowledgements, references, tables, and figures. Descriptions appearing in each article are the responsibility of the authors and not that of epiH.
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
- KOREAN SOC EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2092-7193
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 48 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Epidemiology and Health
What CAS zone is Epidemiology and Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Epidemiology and Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Epidemiology and Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Epidemiology and Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 92 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 109 days (interquartile range 79–150 days); authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 Epidemiology and Health based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (38), United States (4) and Iran (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Epidemiology and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Epidemiology and Health is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Epidemiology and Health open access, and what is the APC?
Epidemiology and Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 800.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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: .