Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Health Security
ISSN 2326-5094 · eISSN 2326-5108 · Mary Ann Liebert
Health Security: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.29; hybrid open access; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Health Security is published by Mary Ann Liebert 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 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Disaster Response and Management and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research, together about 38.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sage, a leading independent academic publisher, has acquired Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a global media company known for publishing over 100 peer-reviewed journals in biotechnology, life sciences, clinical medicine, public health, and engineering. The journals will be available on the Sage Journals platform beginning 1 January 2026. A dual access period will run from 1 January through 30 March 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine15.9%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions13.2%
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.5%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions7.5%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine7.3%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics6.8%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences4%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine3.8%
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
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
- 1.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 271OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 848 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 11 | 24 |
| 2025 | 52 | 15 | 49 |
| 2024 | 68 | 37 | 132 |
| 2023 | 89 | 42 | 376 |
| 2022 | 77 | 41 | 537 |
| 2021 | 79 | 44 | 1,130 |
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.
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Mary Ann Liebert journals transition information Model summary
Mary Ann Liebert journals transition information
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
- Mary Ann Liebert
- ISSN
- 2326-5094
- Electronic ISSN
- 2326-5108
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Health Security
What CAS zone is Health Security in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Health Security 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 Security?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.29; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 44.
Which databases index Health Security?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Health Security is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Health Security open access, and what is the APC?
Health Security is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .