Journal profile · Toxicology
Industrial Health
ISSN 0019-8366 · eISSN 1880-8026 · National Institute of Industrial Health · JAPAN · Quarterly
Industrial Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.6; fully open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 64 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Industrial Health is published by National Institute of Industrial Health 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 Workplace Health and Well-being, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders, together about 25.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Online ISSN : 1880-8026 Print ISSN : 0019-8366 ISSN-L : 0019-8366 2024 Journal Impact Factor (JIF) : 1.6 Title : Industrial Health Publisher : National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, JAPAN (JNIOSH) Editorial Board Editors-in-Chief : Katsutoshi OHDO, Ph.D. (JNIOSH) Kazuyuki IWAKIRI, Ph.D. (JNIOSH) Contact : ihjim@h.jniosh.johas.go.jp Jump to explore articles INDUSTRIAL HEALTH is an international scientific journal published by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan (JNIOSH). First published in 1963, the journal has been disseminating valuable scientific information related to health and safety at work. All contents are peer reviewed prior to publication, and all the articles that were published/will be published are available online for free via the website. INDUSTRIAL HEALTH is an Open Access journal publishing original articles, review articles, short communications, case reports, field reports, and country reports describing scientific research in the fields of occupational health and safety.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Toxicology
Editor-in-chief Katsutoshi OHDOPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions11.3%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions7.5%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology7%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology6.7%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine6.3%
- Effects of Vibration on HealthMedicine5.9%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science5.1%
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 3 |
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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Toxicology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,503OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,018 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 41 | 2 |
| 2025 | 64 | 64 | 55 |
| 2024 | 59 | 59 | 138 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 99 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 507 |
| 2021 | 80 | 80 | 856 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 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
- National Institute of Industrial Health
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0019-8366
- Electronic ISSN
- 1880-8026
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Industrial Health
What CAS zone is Industrial Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Industrial Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Public, Environmental & Occupational Health / Toxicology. 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 Industrial Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.6; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Industrial Health?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Which databases index Industrial Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Industrial Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Industrial Health open access, and what is the APC?
Industrial 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .