Journal profile · HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
ISSN 1029-1857 · eISSN 2413-7170 · Jimma University · Ethiopia
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 207 days to acceptance (92 articles, last 24 months); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences is published by Jimma University 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 Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 31.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
THE ETHIOPIAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES publishes original research findings, observations, review articles, brief communications, case reports and book reviews related to Public Health and Medicine, Papers presented at recognized conferences may be considered for publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
Editor-in-chief Daniel Yilma BogalePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine17.7%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing8.7%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine5.2%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions4.8%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions4.7%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.5%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology4.3%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine4.2%
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 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 (publisher)
- 1.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 63OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 608OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.98%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,478 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 32 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | 116 |
| 2023 | 134 | 134 | 517 |
| 2022 | 147 | 147 | 1,276 |
| 2021 | 154 | 154 | 1,474 |
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
207 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 124 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 92 articles with submission and acceptance dates (93 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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- brief communicationhould contain an average of 5000 words. Brief communication should not exceed 1500 words with not more than 20 References and 2-3 figures or tables.main text ≤ 1,500 words
- original articleing author. 20. VOLUMES OF MANUSCRIPTS: Original articles should be no longer than 3000 words (excluding title page, abstract, acknowledgements and refermain text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articleract, acknowledgements and references). Review articles should contain an average of 5000 words. Brief communication should not exceed 1500 words with notmain text ≤ 5,000 words
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
- Jimma University
- Country or region
- Ethiopia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1029-1857
- Electronic ISSN
- 2413-7170
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences
What CAS zone is Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services. 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 Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 63.
How long does peer review take at Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences?
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 207 days (interquartile range 124–298 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; 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.
Which databases index Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Ethiopian Journal of Health Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .