Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
International Journal of Environmental Health Research
ISSN 0960-3123 · eISSN 1369-1619 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1991
International Journal of Environmental Health Research: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 142 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 276 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Environmental Health Research is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Air Quality and Health Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts and Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity, together about 33.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Environmental Health Research ( IJEHR ) is devoted to the rapid publication of research in environmental health, acting as a link between the diverse research communities and practitioners in environmental health. Published articles encompass original research papers, technical notes and review articles. IJEHR publishes articles on all aspects of the interaction between the environment and human health. This interaction can broadly be divided into three areas: The natural environment and health – health implications and monitoring of air, water and soil pollutants and pollution and health improvements and air, water and soil quality standards; The built environment and health – occupational health and safety, exposure limits, monitoring and control of pollutants in the workplace, and standards of health; and Communicable diseases – disease spread, control and prevention, food hygiene and control, and health aspects of rodents and insects. IJEHR is published in association with the International Federation of Environmental Health and includes news from the Federation of international meetings, courses and environmental health issues. The Journal is available to IFEH members for personal use at a special reduced rate. Peer Review Statement: International Journal of Environmental Health Research is an international, ranked, peer-reviewed journal which publishes original research contributions to scientific knowledge. All manuscript submissions are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Yudan WeiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science17.6%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing5.6%
- Noise Effects and ManagementHealth Professions4.8%
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial ExposureEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Energy and Environment ImpactsEnvironmental Science3.8%
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 |
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 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 | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCINAHLCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2.09LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.56Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.79Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,077OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.59%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 269LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 253,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2024
- 253,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,538 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 139 | 21 | 23 |
| 2025 | 276 | 38 | 439 |
| 2024 | 251 | 30 | 942 |
| 2023 | 200 | 28 | 1,407 |
| 2022 | 159 | 32 | 1,482 |
| 2021 | 134 | 28 | 1,949 |
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
142 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 86 days – 185 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 9 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (468 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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2024
- 18%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2024
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2024
- 62 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2024
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Environmental Health Research is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? I…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1991
- ISSN
- 0960-3123
- Electronic ISSN
- 1369-1619
- Society / sponsor
- International Federation of Environmental Health and includes news from the Federation of international meetings
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 36, Issue 9 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Environmental Health Research
What CAS zone is International Journal of Environmental Health Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Environmental Health Research is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / 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 International Journal of Environmental Health Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Environmental Health Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 142 days (interquartile range 86–185 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 18% (2024). 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 Journal of Environmental Health Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Environmental Health Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CINAHL and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Environmental Health Research open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Environmental Health Research is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .