Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Indian Journal of Community Health
ISSN 0971-7587 · eISSN 2248-9509 · Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand (IAPSMUPUK) State Chapter
Indian Journal of Community Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 181 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Community Health is published by Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand (IAPSMUPUK) State Chapter 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, Public Health and Nutrition and Child Nutrition and Water Access, together about 26.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal provides an avenue to medical scientists for publication of original research work so as to facilitate use of research for public health action. The scope of the Journal is broad. Original research articles are invited on public health, primary health care, epidemiology, health administration, health systems, health economics, health promotion, public health nutrition, communicable and non-communicable diseases, maternal and child health, occupational and environmental health, social and preventive medicine which have potential to promote evidence-based public health action. The Journal also include editorial, commentaries, perspectives, state of the art reviews, research briefs, policy and practice, reports from the field, public health classics, letters to the editor and book reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine9.8%
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine8.7%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing7.8%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.8%
- Mental Health Treatment and AccessPsychology4.5%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4.4%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 669/725 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.86%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 113LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,228 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 139 | 414 |
| 2025 | 181 | 181 | 433 |
| 2024 | 148 | 148 | 425 |
| 2023 | 100 | 100 | 352 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | 387 |
| 2021 | 122 | 122 | 334 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand (IAPSMUPUK) State Chapter
- ISSN
- 0971-7587
- Electronic ISSN
- 2248-9509
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Community Health
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Community Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Community Health 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.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Community Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Community Health is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Indian Journal of Community Health open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Community Health is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .