Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
International Journal of Indigenous Health
ISSN 2291-9368 · eISSN 2291-9376
International Journal of Indigenous Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Indigenous Health 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 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Indigenous Cultures and History and Cultural Competency in Health Care, together about 62.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) was established to advance knowledge and understanding to improve Indigenous health. The Journal seeks to bring knowledge from diverse intellectual traditions together with a focus on culturally diverse Indigenous voices, methodologies and epistemology. The Journal is peer-reviewed, online, open-access and shares innovative health research across disciplines, Indigenous communities, and countries. Building on its trusted reputation for sharing community-relevant and high-quality knowledge, the IJIH welcomes submissions within the IJIH mandate from researchers and practitioners in Indigenous health around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsSocial Sciences42.8%
- Indigenous Cultures and HistorySocial Sciences13.8%
- Cultural Competency in Health CareSocial Sciences6.1%
- Indigenous and Place-Based EducationSocial Sciences5.9%
- Indigenous Health and EducationHealth Professions4.2%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions3.6%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences3.4%
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights and LawSocial Sciences2.3%
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.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 331 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 228 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 393 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 452 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 495 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 341 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 395 |
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
- 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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
The International Journal of Indigenous Health provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This Journal is published under the Open Access model (Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license) and is therefore free for anybody to read and down…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The peer review of manuscripts submitted to the International Journal of Indigenous Health (IJIH) is an important stage in the publication process. Every research article that appears in the IJIH is appraised by at least two peer reviewers. Every effort is made to ensure, subject to individual availability, that the reviews are conducted by one expert based in a university/research institution and…
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
- ISSN
- 2291-9368
- Electronic ISSN
- 2291-9376
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Indigenous Health
What CAS zone is International Journal of Indigenous Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Indigenous 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.
Which databases index International Journal of Indigenous Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Indigenous Health is indexed in ESCI.
Is International Journal of Indigenous Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Indigenous 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: .