Journal profile
Health Science Journal of Indonesia
ISSN 2087-7021 · eISSN 2338-3437 · Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan · Indonesia
Health Science Journal of Indonesia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 14, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Science Journal of Indonesia is published by Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mosquito-borne diseases and control, Medicinal Plant Research and Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior, together about 19.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Science journal of Indonesia is a journal published by Health Policy Agency, Ministry of Health of Republic of Indonesia. The journal began publication in 2010, containing scientific manuscripts related to the health field. Health Science Journal of Indonesia is published two times a year. 19 articles of Health Science Journal of Indonesia (HSJI) has been cited by Scopus. Click here for detail (update January 2, 2021). See Google Scholar Profile for Health Science Journal of Indonesia by clicking here.Google Scholar Metrics click here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Vivi Setiawaty, M. BiomedPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine7.7%
- Medicinal Plant ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing5.8%
- Dengue and Mosquito Control ResearchSocial Sciences5.8%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology5.1%
- Virology and Viral DiseasesMedicine4.5%
- Respiratory viral infections researchMedicine4.5%
- Occupational Health and PerformanceHealth Professions4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 155 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 93 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 67 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–8
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- brief communicationFull length clinical research, basic medical, and community research are not longer than 12 printed pages (approximately 30 type-written double spaced Letter or…Length not stated
- brief communications and preliminary reports-Brief communications and preliminary reports not longer than 4 printed pagesLength not stated
- case reportFull length clinical research, basic medical, and community research are not longer than 12 printed pages (approximately 30 type-written double spaced Letter or…Length not stated
- case reports-Case reportsLength not stated
- letterFull length clinical research, basic medical, and community research are not longer than 12 printed pages (approximately 30 type-written double spaced Letter or…Length not stated
- review articleFull length clinical research, basic medical, and community research are not longer than 12 printed pages (approximately 30 type-written double spaced Letter or…Length not stated
- review articles-Review articles. Authors submitting review articles must provide the editors with their curriculum vitae.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Publisher reserves copyright of all published materials; materials may not be reproduced without permission. Model summary
The publisher reserves copyright of all published materials
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review MANUSCRIPT REVIEW PROCESS
Peer review: at least two independent reviewers; decision based on reviewers' recommendations. Model summary
Each manuscript submitted will be reviewed independently by at least two reviewers. The decision for publication, change, or rejection is based on the recommendation of the reviewers. If two or more reviewers consider manuscripts submitted are not worthy to be published in this journal, will be sent a letter regarding this decision within three months from the date of submission manuscripts.
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
- Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kesehatan
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2087-7021
- Electronic ISSN
- 2338-3437
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Science Journal of Indonesia
How long does peer review take at Health Science Journal of Indonesia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Science Journal of Indonesia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–8; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Health Science Journal of Indonesia based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Science Journal of Indonesia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Science Journal of Indonesia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Health Science Journal of Indonesia open access, and what is the APC?
Health Science Journal of Indonesia 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .