Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Behavior and Policy Review
ISSN 2326-4403 · Paris Scholar Publishing, Ltd.
Health Behavior and Policy Review: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8 (journal website); hybrid open access; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Behavior and Policy Review is published by Paris Scholar Publishing, Ltd. 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 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, School Health and Nursing Education and Smoking Behavior and Cessation, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
a rigorously peer-reviewed scholarly publication that seeks manuscripts on health behavior or policy topics that represent original research, including papers that examine the development, advocacy, implementation, or evaluation of policies around specific health issues. Its scope is international with particular interest in reporting on priority health topics identified by the World Health Organization and priority objectives identified in the US publication Healthy People 2030.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Robert J. McDermottPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine15.2%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions9.2%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine7.2%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing6.3%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5.8%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions5.8%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions4.3%
- Children's Physical and Motor DevelopmentPsychology3.8%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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)
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 50.63%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 581 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 30 | 19 | 34 |
| 2023 | 26 | 16 | 39 |
| 2022 | 42 | 21 | 77 |
| 2021 | 56 | 38 | 245 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- AMA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- brief reportthan 2 Tables and Figures combined for Brief Reports and Commentaries Cover Letter (1000 words) A cover letter is required with your submission. Title Pagmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- brief reportsBrief reportsLength not stated
- commentariesCommentariesLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the EditorLength not stated
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- research articlesHealth Behavior and Policy Review publishes four types of articles: Research articlesLength not stated
- systematic reviewsSystematic reviews (prefer following PRISMA guidelines)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement
Disclose any and all potential conflicts of interest including financial and non-financial interests and relationships, direct employment with a private sector entity (whether full-time, part-time, or on a consultancy basis), and service on private sector and non-profit boards and advisory panels, whether paid or unpaid. We encourage authors to err on the side of full disclosure if in doubt. If au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Permissions and Plagiarism Prevention
It is the responsibility of the author or authors to obtain the necessary permission to use any quoted material in excess of 25 lines that is incorporated in the manuscript. Permission must be obtained, and credit given, for quotations, tables, and illustrations borrowed from copyright material. Letters granting permission should accompany the manuscript when submitted. It is the author’s responsi…
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
- Paris Scholar Publishing, Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2326-4403
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Behavior and Policy Review
What CAS zone is Health Behavior and Policy Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Behavior and Policy Review is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. 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 Health Behavior and Policy Review?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.8; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 22.
What are the manuscript requirements of Health Behavior and Policy Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Reference style: AMA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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 Health Behavior and Policy Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Behavior and Policy Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Health Behavior and Policy Review open access, and what is the APC?
Health Behavior and Policy Review is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .