Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
ISSN 1036-1073 · eISSN 2201-1617 · Wiley-Blackwell
Health Promotion Journal of Australia: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.94; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,150; median 171 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 37% (journal website); 168 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Promotion Journal of Australia is published by Wiley-Blackwell 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 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, together about 26.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Health Promotion Journal of Australia is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes high-quality research and critical perspectives from researchers, decision-makers, and practitioners that contribute to improving knowledge and evidence for health promotion action across Australasia. We also welcome international contributions of relevance to the region. The journal welcomes submissions about educational, cultural, organisational, economic and/or environmental approaches that address health promotion issues, advance the health promotion profession; and which support positive system changes that benefit population health. Manuscripts that address social and ecological determinants of health and/or issues relating to the promotion of health equity are strongly encouraged. Preference is given to articles presenting significant, innovative, and/or useful findings from methodologically robust and cutting-edge qualitative and quantitative studies of health promoting policies, strategies, programs and evaluations. Health Promotion Journal of Australia is the official journal of the Australian Health Promotion Association. Abstracting and Indexing Information Abstracts on Hygiene & Communicable Diseases (CABI) Academic Search Alumni Edition (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Complete (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Premier (EBSCO Publishing) Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO Publishing) Agricultural & Environmental Science Database (ProQuest) Agricultural Economics Database (CABI) ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts British Nursing Database (ProQuest) British Nursing Index (ProQuest) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature (EBSCO Publishing) Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI) Embase (Elsevier) Environmental Impact (CABI) Forest Science Database (CABI) Global Health (CABI) Health & Medical Collection (ProQuest) Health Business Elite (EBSCO Publishing) Health Management Database (ProQuest) Health Research Premium Collection (ProQuest) Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI) Hospital Premium Collection (ProQuest) Leisure Tourism Database (CABI) Medical Database (ProQuest) MEDLINE/PubMed (NLM) Natural Science Collection (ProQuest) Nursing & Allied Health Database (ProQuest) Nutrition & Food Sciences Database (CABI) Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series A: Human & Experimental (CABI) Political Science Database (ProQuest) Postharvest News & Information (CABI) ProQuest Central
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Carmel WilliamsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Australia 2, Hong Kong, China 1, Ireland 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine10.2%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions8.3%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions6%
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences5.9%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions5.7%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions5%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine5%
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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCAB AbstractsCINAHLPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, 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
- 1.94LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 745OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 81.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 105LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 158Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 475,959Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,248 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 107 | 89 | 21 |
| 2025 | 168 | 137 | 316 |
| 2024 | 114 | 101 | 477 |
| 2023 | 149 | 127 | 806 |
| 2022 | 124 | 108 | 1,000 |
| 2021 | 122 | 57 | 1,124 |
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
171 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 250 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 196 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (290 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 37%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 174 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,150 / EUR 2,650 / GBP 2,100 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- book reviewBook reviews present a summary of contents, highlight interesting aspects and flaws, plus indicate who might benefit from reading the book. There are three type…main text ≤ 2,000 words
- brief reportd smaller pilot demonstration projects. Brief reports are typically 1500 to 1800 words, 2 tables and/or graphics, and up to 25 references. Lettermain text ≤ 1,800 words · references ≤ 25
- commentaryCommentaries are in-depth opinion pieces about issues of relevance to contemporary health promotion. They must be critical in nature and will typically include …main text ≤ 1,800 words · references ≤ 25
- editorialAn editorial presents an expert view on a topical matter. Editorials are generally written on invitation from the Editor-in-Chief. From 1000 to 2000 words.main text ≤ 2,000 words
- letter to the editorLetters to the editor provide an opportunity for discussion of Journal articles and for comment on matters of immediate public interest. Up to 1000 words, 1 tab…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 10
- research articleand interpretation, and conclusion. All research articles must be 2000 to 3500 words. All original research articles will include a maximum of 6main text ≤ 3,500 words
- research to policy translationResearch to Policy Translation (RPT) Paper should demonstrate how your research and its findings has had an impact in the wider context of health promotion.Length not stated
- reviewta synthesis), results and conclusions. Reviews will usually be between 2,500 to 4,000 words, and include no more than 6 tables and/or graphics and up tmain text ≤ 4,000 words · references ≤ 60
- reviewsReviews Reviews within health promotion contexts can take different shapes and forms.Length not stated
- short research articleShort Research Article Short research articles should present new findings on issues in health promotion.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship
Authors should obtain the appropriate clearances from their directors or supervisors before submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Financial disclosure
The journal requires that authors identify such interests. Authors who have been funded to carry out any aspects of the research they are writing about must specify this in the Acknowledgements. Please state granting agencies and grant numbers if appropriate. If the supporting source(s) had no such involvement, this should be stated.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing expected Model summary
The journal expects authors to share the data and other artefacts supporting the results in the paper by archiving it in an appropriate public repository. Authors should include a data accessibility statement, including a link to the repository they have used, in order that this statement can be published alongside their paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review and Acceptance
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to journal readership. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are double-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editor-in-Chief determines that the paper meets the appropriate quality and relevance requirements.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint posting encouraged Model summary
Please find the Wiley preprint policy here. This Journal operates a double-anonymized peer review process. Authors are responsible for anonymizing their manuscript in order to remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout the peer review process (see “Main Text File” below for more details). Since this journal also encourages posting of preprints, however, please note that if authors share their ma…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1036-1073
- Electronic ISSN
- 2201-1617
- Society / sponsor
- Australian Health Promotion Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Promotion Journal of Australia
What CAS zone is Health Promotion Journal of Australia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Promotion Journal of Australia 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 Journal of Australia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.94; CiteScore 3.4, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Health Promotion Journal of Australia?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 171 days (interquartile range 101–250 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 37% (2025). 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 Promotion Journal of Australia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 5; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Health Promotion Journal of Australia based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (2), Australia (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Promotion Journal of Australia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Promotion Journal of Australia is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAB Abstracts and CINAHL; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Health Promotion Journal of Australia open access, and what is the APC?
Health Promotion Journal of Australia is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .