Journal profile · Medicine-General Medicine
Global Health Journal
ISSN 2096-3947 · eISSN 2414-6447 · KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. · China
Global Health Journal: fully open access; APC about USD 980; review about 15 weeks (community reports); 40 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Health Journal is published by KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Healthcare Systems and Reforms and COVID-19 epidemiological studies, together about 17.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Global Health Journal (GHJ) is a quarterly publication in English. It publishes peer-reviewed research papers that emphasize transnational health...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-General Medicine
Editor-in-chief Minghui RenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 26%); most named Mainland China 5, Hong Kong, China 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Japan 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine6.6%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.5%
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions5.5%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.1%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine5.1%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions5.1%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Medicine | Q1 | 38/669 | 94th |
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
- 9.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 9.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 89OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.05OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 303 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 852 |
| 2025 | 40 | 40 | 1,289 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 1,279 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 1,035 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 701 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 | 460 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 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 980 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 980 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 980 | — | — |
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 accepted15, with length limits
- bridging belt and road countriesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- commentariesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- commentaryContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- editorialContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- editorialsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- health policyContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- letterContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- lettersContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- perspectiveContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- perspectivesContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- research articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- reviewContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…main text ≤ 4,500 words
- short communicationContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- short communicationsContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
- window for chinaContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: [ research articles, reviews, health policy, short communications,editor…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship Statement
For transparency, we encourage authors to submit an author statement file outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & edi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Upon acceptance of an article, authors will be asked to complete a 'Journal Publishing Agreement'. Acceptance of the agreement will ensure the widest possible dissemination of information. An e-mail will be sent to the corresponding author confirming receipt of the manuscript together with a 'Journal Publishing Agreement' form or a link to the online version of this agreement. If excerpts from oth…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Every peer-reviewed research article appearing in this journal will be published open access. This means that the article is universally and freely accessible via the internet in perpetuity, in an easily readable format immediately after publication. To provide open access, this journal has an open access fee (also known as an Article Processing Charge, APC) which needs to be paid by the authors o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
This journal operates a double blind review process. All contributions are sent to a minimum of two independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is final. For more information on the types of peer review, please visit: https://www.elsevier.com/reviewe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd.
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2096-3947
- Electronic ISSN
- 2414-6447
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Global Health Journal
How long does peer review take at Global Health Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 15 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Global Health Journal based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 26%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (5), Hong Kong, China (3) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Global Health Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Health Journal is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Global Health Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Global Health Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 980.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .