Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Global Public Health
ISSN 1744-1692 · eISSN 1744-1706 · Taylor & Francis · United Kingdom
Global Public Health: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.53; JCR Q2 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,300; median 195 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 20% (journal website); 139 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Global Public Health is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, together about 31.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Please note that Global Public Health converted to a full Open Access journal from Volume 18 (2023). Previous volumes will continue to provide access through a Pay to Read model. Global Public Health is an international journal that publishes research on public health including the social and cultural aspects of global health issues. Global Public Health addresses public health issues that come to the fore in the global environment, such as epidemics of newly emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, the globalization of trade and the increase in chronic illnesses. The journal is characterized by a global and multidisciplinary focus, its emphasis on significant global health issues and its concern to understand resource-poor and resource-rich countries including the public health challenges they face as part of a single, interacting and global system. Global Public Health covers the following sections: Social patterning of health including social exclusion, health disparities and inequalities Environmental health sciences including natural catastrophes, disasters, famine, pollution, ecotoxicology and environmental threats Population and health including sexual and reproductive health, mental health, indigenous health and the health of minorities Conflict and health including torture, war, terrorism, civil disturbance and the health of displaced populations International health policy and practice including social justice, human rights and health Global health and development including the health effects of major economic development trends and the impact of globalization on health outcomes Manuscripts on the following topics are especially welcomed: The role of significant social factors, especially social inequalities as determinants of health Politics and policy, both as shaping health outcomes and as important components of health systems Ways in which any specific case study raises issues about global processes or systems Global Public Health accepts original articles. The journal operates a double anonymized peer review policy. Please note, from 2023 the Print ISSN is not in active use as this journal is no longer published in print.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Richard ParkerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine12.6%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine10.1%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions9.1%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual RiskMedicine6.1%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences4.9%
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology3.7%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
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
- 2.53LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,326OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.81OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 133LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,023Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 752,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,449 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 112 | 112 | 27 |
| 2025 | 139 | 139 | 352 |
| 2024 | 116 | 116 | 653 |
| 2023 | 129 | 129 | 1,199 |
| 2022 | 124 | 63 | 1,197 |
| 2021 | 212 | 127 | 4,007 |
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
195 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 154 days – 260 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 216 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (273 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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 20%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 78 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 | AUD 4,595 / EUR 3,170 / GBP 2,640 / USD 3,300 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,650 / GBP 2,085 / EUR 2,415 / AUD 3,620 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,565 / GBP 2,640 / EUR 3,170 / AUD 4,960 | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,500 words
Article types accepted1
- original articlesGlobal Public Health accepts the following types of article: original articles.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Data Sharing Policy
Data sharing policy: share upon reasonable request Model summary
This journal applies the Taylor & Francis share upon reasonable request data sharing policy. Authors agree to make data and materials supporting the results or analyses presented in their paper available upon reasonable request. It is up to the author to determine whether a request is reasonable. Authors are required to cite any data sets referenced in the article and provide a Data Availability S…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Options
Copyright allows you to protect your original material, and stop others from using your work without your permission. Taylor & Francis offers a number of different license and reuse options, including Creative Commons licenses when publishing open access. Read more on publishing agreements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Ethics
Peer review type: single anonymous Model summary
Taylor & Francis is committed to peer-review integrity and upholding the highest standards of review. Once your paper has been assessed for suitability by the editor, it will then be single anonymous peer reviewed by two independent, anonymous expert. If you have shared an earlier version of your Author’s Original Manuscript on a preprint server, please be aware that anonymity cannot be guaranteed…
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
- Taylor & Francis
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1744-1692
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-1706
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Global Public Health
What CAS zone is Global Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Global 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 Global Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.53; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Global Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 195 days (interquartile range 154–260 days); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 20%. 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 JCR quartile is Global Public Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Medicine.
What are the manuscript requirements of Global Public Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,500 words. 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 Global Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Global Public Health is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Global Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Global Public Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,300.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .