Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Indian Journal of Community Medicine
ISSN 0970-0218 · eISSN 1998-3581 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Community Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6 (journal website); JCR Q3 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 287 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); 301 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Community Medicine is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 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, Child Nutrition and Water Access and Global Health and Epidemiology, together about 32.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To understand the willingness of academic stakeholders to utilize an app in Community Medicine, if developed, and to find out the factors predicting such willingness.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Pankaj BhardwajPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 16 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine11.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing11.1%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions9.3%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Diverse Scientific Research StudiesHealth Professions6%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4.6%
- Tuberculosis Research and EpidemiologyMedicine3.5%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH · rank 301/443
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.92LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 947OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 242LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,508 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 221 | 221 | 17 |
| 2025 | 301 | 301 | 256 |
| 2024 | 644 | 644 | 905 |
| 2023 | 161 | 161 | 850 |
| 2022 | 148 | 148 | 847 |
| 2021 | 138 | 138 | 937 |
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
287 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 185 days – 386 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 67 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 365 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (557 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 49 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | INR 5,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | USD 80 | — | — | |
| LetPub | INR 5,000 | No | — |
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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0970-0218
- Electronic ISSN
- 1998-3581
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Community Medicine
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Community Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Community Medicine 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 Indian Journal of Community Medicine?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.6; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Community Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 287 days (interquartile range 185–386 days); authors report an average review time of about 49 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 JCR quartile is Indian Journal of Community Medicine in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Q3 (301/443). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Indian Journal of Community Medicine based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Community Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Community Medicine is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Community Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Community Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .