Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (all)
Health Science Reports
ISSN 2398-8835 · Wiley · United States · Bi-monthly · Founded 2017
Health Science Reports: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.9 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 3,440; median 227 days to acceptance (189 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 50% (journal website); 1,356 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Science Reports is published by Wiley 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 Global Maternal and Child Health, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 23.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Health Science Reports is an international, open access journal that publishes research and commentaries from across all medical and health sciences disciplines. The journal welcomes clinical studies, scientific research which has important clinical implications, as well as reports on methods and research design, health services, public health, and medical education and practice. Health Science Reports considers numerous publication types, please see our Author Guidelines for the complete list. Please note that the journal does not currently accept case reports. We encourage authors wishing to publish case reports, to consider submitting their report to Clinical Case Reports. Similarly, the journal does not tend to consider bibliometric analyses, preclinical studies using animal models or in vitro studies, unless they can show immediate clinical relevance. This is at the discretion of the editorial team. To help authors find the most appropriate home for their work, we note that submissions primarily centered on methodological or computational approaches, such as scientometric analyses, purely in‑silico or bioinformatics studies, standalone Mendelian randomization analyses, deep learning or artificial intelligence method development, mathematical or theoretical modeling, and computational algorithms without clear and validated relevance to health outcomes, are generally not a good fit for the journal and are therefore not considered for peer review. This guidance applies to both direct and transferred submissions, and we encourage authors to carefully review the journal’s aims and scope to ensure the best possible match for their research. Health Science Reports is supported by numerous journals from Wiley's health sciences portfolio and publishes research on all aspects of clinical care, public health, and epidemiology. We welcome research from disciplines across the health sciences, including: Allergy Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Endocrinology Emergency Medicine Environmental Health Ethics Gastroenterology/Hepatology Genetics and Genomics General Medicine Geriatrics Global Health Health Economics Health Informatics Health & Social Care Health Policy Hematology Immunology Infectious Diseases Medical Education Mental Health Nephrology Neurology Nutrition, Obesity, Exercise Obstetrics/Gynecology Occupational Health Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otolaryngology Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Pediatrics Pharmacology and
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (all)
Editor-in-chief Qian ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 18 in mainland China (about 21%); most named Mainland China 18, United States 15, India 12, Bangladesh 9, United Kingdom 4 (84 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine8.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine7.7%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology7.6%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.3%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine4.5%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4.4%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions3.9%
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 | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
| 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 |
| Minor | Medicine, General & Internal | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPublisher 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 (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 828OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 1,216LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,326Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,730,458Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,537 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,577 | 1,577 | 364 |
| 2025 | 1,356 | 1,356 | 3,362 |
| 2024 | 827 | 827 | 5,974 |
| 2023 | 748 | 748 | 6,984 |
| 2022 | 558 | 558 | 6,189 |
| 2021 | 229 | 229 | 2,436 |
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
227 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 143 days – 308 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (191 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 255 days
- Sample
- 189 articles with submission and acceptance dates (3,063 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 50%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 226 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 16 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 3,440 / GBP 2,130 / EUR 3,130 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,280 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,130 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,970 / GBP 1,930 / EUR 2,260 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- commentaryCommentary Short comments by experts in the field on an article recently published in Health Science Reports, which are presented and contextualized for the com…Length not stated
- editorialEditorial By invitation only. 1000-2000 wordsLength not stated
- letterract, no key words, and no subheadings. Letters should not exceed 1000 words and should have a maximum of 5 references and 1 table or 1main text ≤ 1,000 words
- methods and protocolsMethods and Protocols Detailed description of the hypothesis, objectives, and methodology of a planned study, or new and/or improvements to existing methods, ev…Length not stated
- narrative reviewNarrative Review Substantial up-to-date literature reviews of important developments. They should provide an update on current understanding of a condition, a d…Length not stated
- original researchOriginal Research Reports of original and scientifically sound research or conceptual analyses, including clinical trials. Bibliometric analyses will not be con…Length not stated
- perspectivePerspective Authoritative and expert opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest, addressing virtually any important topic in medicine. 1500-3000 wordsLength not stated
- systematic reviewSystematic Review Synthesizes multiple sources of information using explicit and reproducible methods to search and critically appraise the literature. May or m…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Author Contributions
For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site. The contribution statement will be published with the final article and should accurately reflect contributions to the work.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest v. Conflict of Interest Statement
Health Science Reports requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest and all articles published in Health Science Reports must contain a conflict of interest statement, even if this simply states that no conflicts of interest exist for any of the article’s authors. During the submission process you will be asked to supply a conflict of interest statement; if you …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
Data sharing expected Model summary
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 6. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Compliance with Wiley's Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics Model summary
Articles will be accepted on the basis of scientific soundness, adherence to technical and ethical standards, and evidence that the data support the conclusions presented. All of our articles are thoroughly assessed using our single-blind peer review process, and submissions will be sent for peer review if the Editors determine that the article meets the appropriate standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines Model summary
Health Science Reports is a signatory of the Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) guidelines.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review process Model summary
All of our articles are thoroughly assessed using our single-blind peer review process, and submissions will be sent for peer review if the Editors determine that the article meets the appropriate standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 2. PREPRINT POLICY
Preprints on non-commercial servers are accepted Model summary
A preprint is "a scholarly manuscript posted by the author(s) in an openly accessible platform, usually before or in parallel with the peer review process" (COPE Council. COPE Discussion document: Preprints. March 2018).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines and Methodology:
Please note that manuscripts submitted to the journal must follow the relevant reporting standards on the EQUATOR network website Authors are strongly encouraged to use the checklists proposed by these guidelines, which may be requested during review. A summary of the reporting guidelines for main study types is below:
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
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bi-monthly
- Founded
- 2017
- ISSN
- 2398-8835
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 9 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Science Reports
What CAS zone is Health Science Reports in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Science Reports is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Medicine, General & Internal / 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 Science Reports?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.9 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Health Science Reports?
Based on the dates recorded on 189 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 227 days (interquartile range 143–308 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 50% (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 Science Reports?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Reports based?
Of the 84 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 18 (about 21%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (18), United States (15) and India (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Health Science Reports?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Science Reports is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Health Science Reports open access, and what is the APC?
Health Science Reports is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,440.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .