Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Indian Journal of Public Health
ISSN 0019-557X · eISSN 2229-7693 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Indian Journal of Public Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9; JCR Q4 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 186 days to acceptance (67 articles, last 24 months); 157 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indian Journal of Public Health 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 Healthcare Systems and Reforms, together about 28.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief C. P. MishraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 6, Taiwan, China 1, Türkiye 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.9%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing9.3%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Global Health and EpidemiologyHealth Professions5.6%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.4%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.2%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.2%
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q4 · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH · rank 390/443
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
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 484OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 113LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138 | 138 | 9 |
| 2025 | 157 | 157 | 89 |
| 2024 | 130 | 130 | 227 |
| 2023 | 153 | 153 | 471 |
| 2022 | 143 | 143 | 635 |
| 2021 | 98 | 98 | 816 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 110 days – 298 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 126 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 411 days
- Sample
- 67 articles with submission and acceptance dates (322 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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 29 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 12,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| OpenAlex | INR 4,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | INR 4,000 | 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
- 0019-557X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2229-7693
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 70, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indian Journal of Public Health
What CAS zone is Indian Journal of Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indian Journal of Public 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.
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.9; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Indian Journal of Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 67 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 110–298 days); authors report an average review time of about 21 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 Public Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q4; by category, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Q4 (390/443). 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 Public Health based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (6), Taiwan, China (1) and Türkiye (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Indian Journal of Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indian Journal of Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Indian Journal of Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Indian Journal of Public Health 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: .