Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health and Human Rights
ISSN 1079-0969 · eISSN 2150-4113 · Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights · United States
Health and Human Rights: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.77; fully open access; APC about USD 2,000; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 2 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health and Human Rights is published by Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights 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 Human Rights and Development, International Human Rights and Reproductive Law and Health and Conflict Studies, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health and Human Rights provides an inclusive forum for action-oriented dialogue among human rights practitioners and scholars. The journal endeavors to increase access to human rights knowledge in the health field by linking an expanded community of readers and contributors.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Joseph J. AmonPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, India 2, South Africa 2, Australia 1, Brazil 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences27.4%
- International Human Rights and Reproductive LawSocial Sciences8%
- Health and Conflict StudiesHealth Professions6.3%
- Torture, Ethics, and LawSocial Sciences5.6%
- Sex work and related issuesSocial Sciences4.1%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions3.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine3.3%
- Global Security and Public HealthSocial Sciences3.3%
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
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedPublisher website
Other: JSTOR
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
- 1.77LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- h-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 342 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,000 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- full paperSubmitted manuscripts must not exceed 7,000 words, inclusive of abstract and references.Length not stated
- letter to the editorLetters to the Editor must not exceed 500 words.Length not stated
- perspective, inclusive of abstract and references. Perspective Essays must not exceed 3,000 words, including references. No abstract is required. Letters tomain text ≤ 3,000 words
- perspective essayPerspective Essays must not exceed 3,000 words, including references.Length not stated
- viewpointo the Editor must not exceed 500 words. Viewpoints must not exceed 1,500 words, including references. 6. Abstract Full papers submitted fomain text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI use declaration Model summary
On submission, authors must declare whether AI tools have been used, and how, in the development of the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Competing interests Model summary
All authors will need to complete Competing Interest statements regarding potential conflict of interests related to author commitments and project support.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics approval Model summary
Research involving human subjects, human material, or human data, must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and must have been approved by an appropriate ethics committee.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access publication supported by the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University. Model summary
Health and Human Rights is an online, open-access publication, supported by the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check Model summary
The journal uses software to actively check for plagiarism and will not publish papers that have been published in part or full elsewhere.
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
- Harvard FXB Center for Health and Human Rights
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1079-0969
- Electronic ISSN
- 2150-4113
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health and Human Rights
What CAS zone is Health and Human Rights in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health and Human Rights 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 Health and Human Rights?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.77; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 43.
How long does peer review take at Health and Human Rights?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Health and Human Rights?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Harvard. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Health and Human Rights based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), India (2) and South Africa (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health and Human Rights?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health and Human Rights is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Health and Human Rights open access, and what is the APC?
Health and Human Rights is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .