Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice
ISSN 2368-738X · Public Health Agency of Canada · CANADA
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.49; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 60 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice is published by Public Health Agency of Canada 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 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Treatment of Major Depression and Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, together about 35.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (HPCDP Journal) is an open access, bilingual, peer-reviewed journal published and funded by the Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch of the Public Health Agency of Canada. We publish scientific articles across 10 issues per year to advance knowledge on chronic disease and injury prevention, health promotion, environmental health and health equity in Canada. Our content reflects research from the fields of public, population and community health; health promotion; epidemiology and biostatistics; behavioural and social sciences; preventive health services; and health economics. The HPCDP Journal welcomes original research, evidence syntheses and other articles based on health surveillance, interventions, programs and/or emerging issues relevant to the health of people in Canada. International submissions are considered only if they include data about or from Canada or provide results directly relevant to people in Canada as part of multi-country studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Justin J. LangPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
- Treatment of Major DepressionMedicine11.9%
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastyMedicine11.7%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.6%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.9%
- Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentMedicine4.7%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.5%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPMCPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ProQuest
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
- 2.49LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2024
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 253OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.32OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 749 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 4 |
| 2025 | 60 | 60 | 112 |
| 2024 | 77 | 77 | 286 |
| 2023 | 77 | 77 | 508 |
| 2022 | 67 | 67 | 750 |
| 2021 | 71 | 71 | 843 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 34 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship changes
To add an author to the manuscript during the review process, the corresponding author needs to email the Editor-in-Chief at hpcdp.journal-revue.pspmc@phac-aspc.gc.ca explaining: Why this author was not included beforehand How the author meets all four ICMJE requirements for authorship All authors, including the additional author, must be copied and must provide written consent to the change(s). T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Allegations of misconduct
According to ICMJE, “scientific misconduct in research and non-research publications includes, but is not limited to, data fabrication; data falsification including deceptive manipulation of images; purposeful failure to disclose relationships and activities; and plagiarism.”Footnote 39 When misconduct is suspected, the HPCDP Journal initiates procedures outlined by the Committee on Publication Et…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access policy
The HPCDP Journal is a diamond open access journal, meaning that we do not charge authors any article-processing fees or readers any subscription fees.Footnote 1 Our open access publishing model aligns with Canada’s Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on PublicationsFootnote 2 as well as the core values and guiding principles of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science.Footnote 3 As of January 2024, al…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada: Research, Policy and Practice (the HPCDP Journal) is a bilingual, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The HPCDP Journal will consider manuscript submissions that are based on work previously posted on a preprint server, at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. Clearly state in your cover letter that a preprint version of your article exists and provide a link to the article. Refer to the ICMJE guidelines on preprintsFootnote 34 for further information. If the HPCDP Journal accepts a preprint for …
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
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2368-738X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice
What CAS zone is Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice 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 Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.49; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada-Research Policy and Practice is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .