Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
International Health
ISSN 1876-3413 · eISSN 1876-3405 · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND
International Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; fully open access; APC about USD 2,908; median 126 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 162 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Health is published by Oxford University Press 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, Parasites and Host Interactions and Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment, together about 33% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Health is an official journal of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. It publishes original, peer-reviewed articles and reviews on all aspects of global health including the social and economic aspects of communicable and non-communicable diseases, health systems research, policy and implementation, and the evaluation of disease control programmes and healthcare delivery solutions. It aims to stimulate scientific and policy debate and provide a forum for analysis and opinion sharing for individuals and organisations engaged in all areas of global health.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine17.4%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology7.9%
- Parasitic Diseases Research and TreatmentMedicine7.7%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing6.4%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine5.1%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine4.8%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | 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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 694OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.33%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 116LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,544 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 94 | 23 |
| 2025 | 162 | 162 | 299 |
| 2024 | 93 | 93 | 350 |
| 2023 | 125 | 125 | 1,066 |
| 2022 | 79 | 79 | 1,141 |
| 2021 | 96 | 96 | 1,458 |
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
126 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 68 days – 192 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 31 days (48 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 154 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (335 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)
- over 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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,205 | — | — |
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1876-3413
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-3405
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Health
What CAS zone is International Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 4.9, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at International Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 126 days (interquartile range 68–192 days); authors report an average review time of over 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 International Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,908.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .