Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Health Promotion International
ISSN 0957-4824 · eISSN 1460-2245 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Health Promotion International: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.51; fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; review about 2 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 255 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Promotion International is published by Oxford University Press 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 School Health and Nursing Education, Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology and Community Health and Development, together about 32.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Promotion International is a peer reviewed journal that contains refereed original articles, perspectives, opinion pieces, policy pieces, and editorials relating to contemporary themes and innovations in the health promotion field. We seek papers related to the social, environmental, commercial and political determinants of health. Studies focusing on planetary health (and the climate crisis), health literacy, youth, First Nations Health, harmful industries, public messaging/social marketing, the infodemic (health misinformation/disinformation), health policy, and health advocacy are particularly encouraged. Contributors who are new to the journal may like to read the following editorial from Professor Samantha Thomas (Editor in Chief) and Emeritus Professor Mike Daube (Chair of the Editorial Board). Health Promotion International will be fully open access from January 1, 2026 Oxford University Press is pleased to announce that Health Promotion International will be a fully open access journal beginning January 1, 2026. This means that from 1 August 2025, articles submitted to the journal will be subject to an Author Processing Charge (APC) if they are accepted for subsequent publication. All articles submitted after this date, which are accepted, will be published in the journal under an open access licence immediately upon publication. Authors will need to cover the costs of the open access charge to publish under an open access licence. Find out more about the change at our dedicated open access page for Health Promotion International. Abstracting and Indexing Services Health Promotion International is covered by the following major indexing services: Abstracts in Anthropology Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) British Nursing Index British Nursing Index CAB Abstracts CINAHL CSA Worldwide Political Science Abstracts Current Contents® /Social and Behavioral Sciences Dairy Science Abstracts Education Research Abstracts EMBASE E-psyche Excerpta Medica Abstract Journals General Science Index Global Health Journal Citation Reports /Social Sciences Edition Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews Periodicals Index Online (PIO) Physical Education Index Post Harvest News and Information PROQUEST DATABASE : MEDLINE with Full Text PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest 5000 International PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Central PROQUEST DATABASE : ProQuest Family Health PROQUE
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Samantha Thomas MelbournePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 28, United Kingdom 23, New Zealand 10, Taiwan, China 6, Germany 6 (98 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions12.1%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting11%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions9.1%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions8%
- Health, psychology, and well-beingHealth Professions7.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.4%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions4.7%
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 | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Health Policy & Services | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbasePsycINFOCAB AbstractsCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: 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
- 3.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 146OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,960OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 58.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 239LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 944,531Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,614 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 147 | 147 | 55 |
| 2025 | 255 | 213 | 903 |
| 2024 | 200 | 152 | 1,900 |
| 2023 | 220 | 137 | 2,069 |
| 2022 | 171 | 101 | 2,031 |
| 2021 | 212 | 119 | 3,795 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
2 dayssubmission to final decision
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 19 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,500 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 4,533 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- USD 3,625
- Page charges
- USD 3,625
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 accepted11
- editorialsrefereed original articles, perspectives, short reports, policy pieces, and editorialsLength not stated
- narrative reviewType of Article Description Word Length Original Articles These papers present empirical research (including reviews) covering the broad field of health promoti…Length not stated
- original articleType of Article Description Word Length Original Articles These papers present empirical research (including reviews) covering the broad field of health promoti…Length not stated
- original articlesrefereed original articles, perspectives, short reports, policy pieces, and editorialsLength not stated
- original research paperType of Article Description Word Length Original Articles These papers present empirical research (including reviews) covering the broad field of health promoti…Length not stated
- perspectivesrefereed original articles, perspectives, short reports, policy pieces, and editorialsLength not stated
- policy piecesrefereed original articles, perspectives, short reports, policy pieces, and editorialsLength not stated
- reviewType of Article Description Word Length Original Articles These papers present empirical research (including reviews) covering the broad field of health promoti…Length not stated
- review articleType of Article Description Word Length Original Articles These papers present empirical research (including reviews) covering the broad field of health promoti…Length not stated
- short reportsrefereed original articles, perspectives, short reports, policy pieces, and editorialsLength not stated
- systematic reviewType of Article Description Word Length Original Articles These papers present empirical research (including reviews) covering the broad field of health promoti…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authors may appeal an editorial decision by contacting the editorial office. Model summary
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) definitions of authors and cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors The Journal requires all authors to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point of submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that conflicts of interest of all authors are declared to the Journal. A conflict of interest exists when the position, activities, or relationships of an individual, whether direct or indirect, financial or non-financial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Data availability statement required; data sharing encouraged. Model summary
Where ethically feasible, the Journal strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Authors are required to include a data availability statement in their paper. When data and software underlying the research article are available in an online source, authors should include a full citation in their reference list. Fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Screening for misconduct
Manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate to help detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication. Manuscripts may also be screened, including with services provided by third parties, to help detect integrity issues such as inappropriate image alteration and papermill activity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charges
Please see the details of open access licences and charges. As the Journal is fully open access, you must pay the open access charge or request to use an institutional agreement to pay the open access charge through our licencing and payment portal, SciPris. Please note that prices are subject to change. All stated charges are exclusive of any applicable value added tax, goods and services tax and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
Single-anonymized peer review, except for Editorials and Mike Daube Early Career Researcher Advocacy Series papers. Model summary
With the exception of Editorials and papers submitted for the Mike Daube Early Career Researcher Advocacy Series, the journal operates single-anonymized peer review, meaning that the identity of the authors is known to the editors and to the reviewers, but that the reviewers’ identities are known only to the editors and are hidden from the authors. During peer review, reviewers communicate directl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate to detect plagiarism and redundant publication. Model summary
Manuscripts may be screened using iThenticate to help detect publication misconduct including plagiarism and redundant publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed; does not prevent submission. Model summary
As an author, you retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. If accepted, you are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding your published paper’s DOI. For full details on allowed channels and updating your preprint, please see our Author self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving refers to posting a copy of your work on a publicly accessible website or repository. Under certain circumstances, you may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories. For information about the Journal's policy, and to learn which version(s) of your paper are acceptable for self-archiving, please see our Author self-a…
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0957-4824
- Electronic ISSN
- 1460-2245
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 41, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Health Promotion International
What CAS zone is Health Promotion International in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Promotion International is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Health Policy & Services / 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 Promotion International?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.51; CiteScore 4.8, h-index 146.
How long does peer review take at Health Promotion International?
The publisher reports about 2 days (submission to final decision). 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 International based?
Of the 98 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (28), United Kingdom (23) and New Zealand (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Promotion International?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Promotion International is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Health Promotion International open access, and what is the APC?
Health Promotion International is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .