Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
European Journal of Public Health
ISSN 1101-1262 · eISSN 1464-360X · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1991
European Journal of Public Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.56; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 11 days (submission to final decision, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 2,814 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Public Health is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health disparities and outcomes, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and Migration, Health and Trauma, together about 25.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Journal of Public Health is an international multidisciplinary journal in the field of public health. Among disciplines covered are social medicine and community health, epidemiology, health services research, health policy, ethics and law, health economics, social sciences, environmental and occupational health. The journal provides a forum for public health science and policy with a focus on the European region. Contributions on relevant global health issues are also welcome. Sign up to receive alerts when new issues are published: we publish six issues per year full of refereed, original scientific articles, policy articles, reviews on major themes, editorials, commentaries, book reviews, news and letters, and announcements of forthcoming events. Email to the Editorial Office: eurpub.editorialoffice@oup.com Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 5.2 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 5.0 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Rank by Impact Factor) 46/443 2025 Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) 0.91 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Rank by Journal Citation Indicator) 116/443 2025 Cited Half-Life 6.7 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.7 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.01031 2025 Article Influence Score 1.351 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 4.8 Public Health, Environmental And Occupational Health (Rank by CiteScore) 183/725 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.214 Altmetric 2025 Total Altmetric Attention Score 1417 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 2,601,226 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 11 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 11 days 2025 Median days from acceptance to publication 34 days About metrics Revisit a selection of high-impact papers. COPE This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in European Journal Of Public Health are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, European Public Health Association, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, European Public Health Association, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Tiago CorreiaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 5, Germany 4, Belgium 3, Poland 2, United Kingdom 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences9.1%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting8.8%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology7.2%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions6%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.5%
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.2%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 4.56LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,404OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 211LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 2,601,226Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31,242 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 279 | 279 | 33 |
| 2025 | 2,814 | 2,814 | 832 |
| 2024 | 2,793 | 2,793 | 2,143 |
| 2023 | 2,216 | 2,216 | 3,130 |
| 2022 | 2,064 | 2,064 | 3,994 |
| 2021 | 1,887 | 1,798 | 5,139 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
11 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports 3–8 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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 | EUR 2,815 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,815 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,625 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- USD 3,625
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
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewBook Reviews are usually commissioned. They should have a maximum of 500 words. No abstract, references, tables, or figures are required.main text ≤ 500 words
- case studytotal Public Health Practice and Policy Case Studies Max 2500 words; Background and public health problem Context Description omain text ≤ 2,500 words
- comment (on published paper)Comment (on published paper) Max. 800 words - Max. 5 references -Length not stated
- commentaryCommentaries are opinion pieces which reflect on papers previously or currently published in the European Journal of Public Health, or on issues of general inte…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- editorialEditorials are written by Associate Editors or commissioned. They reflect on issues of general interest to public health science or policy, or on issues of spec…main text ≤ 1,200 words · references ≤ 10
- original articleReports should have a format similar to Original Articles, but should not exceed 1500 words, and contain a maximum of 1 table or figure. Abstracts of Smain text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 40
- short reportShort report Max. 1500 words Headings: Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion Max. 100 words No headings Max. 10 references Max. 1 in totalLength not stated
- viewpoint* Max.1200 words - Max. 10 references - Viewpoint** 800-1500 words - Max. 10 references - Book review** Max. 500 words - - - Cmain text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 10
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. The Journal will contact all listed authors at the point of submission to confirm their role. The Journal does not allow ghost authorship, where a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
EJPH policy requires that authors of all manuscripts reveal any financial interests or connections, direct or indirect, or other situations that might raise the question of bias in the work reported or the conclusions, implications, or opinions stated - including pertinent commercial or other sources of funding for the individual author(s) or for the associated department(s) or organization(s), pe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Where ethically feasible, EJPH strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Authors are required to include a Data Availability Statement in their article. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Open Government Licence
The Open Government Licence is an open licencing model for content produced by employees of UK Crown bodies allowing users to copy, publish, distribute adapt and transmit the Information for commercial and non-commercial purposes. For additional information see here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
The European Journal of Public Health (EJPH) is an online open access journal, which flipped to fully Open Access on 1st January 2022. Content published prior to this date is free to view, and all rights are reserved. Articles submitted prior to the 15th of July 2022 had the option of a CC BY-NC-ND licence and will be published under the licence signed. After your manuscript is accepted, you will …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
All manuscripts are evaluated by an Editor. Original Articles and Short Reports, if found suitable for the journal, are further evaluated by two or more external referees, who are asked to comment on originality, validity, presentation, and importance and interest. The EJPH is working towards a system of open peer review but uses single blind peer review at this time. Manuscripts are not anonymise…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Manuscripts submitted may be screened with iThenticate anti-plagiarism software in an attempt to detect and prevent plagiarism. Any manuscript may be screened, especially if there is reason to suppose part or all of the text has been previously published. Prior to final acceptance any manuscript that has not already been screened may be put through iThenticate. Please see more information about iT…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author self-archiving/public access policy from May 2005
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 1101-1262
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-360X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Public Health
What CAS zone is European Journal of Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Public Health is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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 European Journal of Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.56; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at European Journal of Public Health?
The publisher reports about 11 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 European Journal of Public Health based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (5), Germany (4) and Belgium (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Journal of Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Journal of Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Public Health 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .