Journal profile · Medicine-Epidemiology
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances
ISSN 2773-0492 · Elsevier · Netherlands
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 4.4 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,550; review about 170 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); 47 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances is published by Elsevier and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact, together about 36.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances is an international multi-disciplinary journal publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed original research, reviews, and commentaries within the broad field of Environmental Health Sciences.Coverage includes, but is not limited to, the following research topics:Exposure assessment of chemical pollutants and physical environment (climate change, green space, night lights, etc.) and their impacts on human healthEnvironmental risk assessmentAir, soil, water, and biota pollutants and healthHuman monitoring and human exposomeBiomarkersEnvironmental epidemiologyEnvironmental toxicologyImpacts of human behavior on the risk of humans exposed to biological, chemical, and physical environmentSanitation and clean waterWaste treatment and healthQuality criteria for environmental pollutants, especially for the emerging chemicalsPublic health aspects of exposure-related outcomes
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Epidemiology
Editor-in-chief Yunjiang YuPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 38 in mainland China (about 49%); most named Mainland China 38, United States 12, Australia 5, Germany 3, Spain 3 (78 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science19.3%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science11.2%
- Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Health, Environment, Cognitive AgingEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicalsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances researchEnvironmental Science3.6%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
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
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)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.36OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 190 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 4 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 143 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 427 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 508 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 535 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 127 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 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 2,550 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,340 / EUR 2,190 / GBP 1,870 / JPY 290,230 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 2,550 | — | — |
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
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Authorship changes generally not considered after submission. Model summary
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy. Model summary
Authors must follow ethical guidelines stated in Elsevier's Publishing Ethics Policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single anonymized review process. Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed. Model summary
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication.
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
- Elsevier
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2773-0492
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances
What CAS zone is Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances in?
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 Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 4.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances?
The publisher reports about 170 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 1–7; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation. 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 Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances based?
Of the 78 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 38 (about 49%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (38), United States (12) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances open access, and what is the APC?
Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .