Journal profile · Social Sciences-Safety Research
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
ISSN 2738-9707 · eISSN 2091-0878 · Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal · Nepal
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health: fully open access; APC about USD 200; review about 26 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 19% (journal website); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health is published by Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Occupational Health and Safety Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders, together about 42.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Aim, Focus, and Scope The International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (IJOSH) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that covers occupational health, safety, and workers' health, including homemakers and students. It provides occupational health physicians, ergonomists, nurses, occupational hygienists, and health and safety professionals with a dependable single source of proficiently written legal, practical, and management occupational health information. IJOSH welcomes original research submissions relating to the full range of chemical, physical, ergonomic, biological, and psychosocial workplace hazards and environmental contaminants and their health effects, safety standards, and interventions. Research aimed at improving the evidence-based practice of occupational medicine and research on developing and applying novel methods, including biological and statistical techniques, is also of interest. In addition, we publish meta-analyses, systematic reviews, review articles, editorials, commentaries, case studies, and letters to the editor, which provide a forum for debate. Publication process The assistant editors initially review all manuscripts submitted to IJOSH to ensure they adhere to the journal's submission guidelines. Submissions that do not comply with these guidelines are returned to the authors. All submissions to IJOSH undergo a double-blind peer-review process. Peer reviewers are experts chosen by editors to provide a written assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the written research. The aim is to improve the article and modify it in the most appropriate and highest mode for the journal. Initial submissions are sent to two reviewers, but a third reviewer is contacted if there is a disagreement between their assessments of whether a submission should be considered for publication. Usually, the initial screening of submissions takes place within two weeks; the first round of peer review takes 45-60 days, and an additional 15-30 days are needed if the paper requires author revisions before it is sent for the second round of review. Thus, on average, it takes 120-180 days from the initial submission to the decision to publish the paper. Furthermore, the copyediting process could take between four and eight weeks. However, the process may occasionally take longer than anticipated due to late reviewer comments and delayed author responses. Submissions not fulfilling the author's guidelines will be declined
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Safety Research
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 3, United Kingdom 2, India 2, Norway 2, Germany 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions23.1%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine11.7%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology7.7%
- Occupational Health and Safety ManagementHealth Professions6.1%
- Occupational Health and PerformanceHealth Professions4%
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste ManagementMedicine3.8%
- Agriculture and Farm SafetyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbasePublisher website
Other: 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.78OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 400 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 27 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | 102 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 173 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 166 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 156 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
26 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 15 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 19%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 26 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | USD 200 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 200 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Templates
- Word
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- case studies; review articles
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- case studyLength of the manuscript IJOSH accepts case studies, short communications of up to 3000 words, original research articles of up to 4000 words, and reviewmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- editorialsContributions to the following sections of the journal are welcome: EditorialsLength not stated
- original research articleort communications of up to 3000 words, original research articles of up to 4000 words, and review articles of up to 6000 words, excluding referenmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articleearch articles of up to 4000 words, and review articles of up to 6000 words, excluding references. Title Page The title page should carmain text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Declaration of Generative AI
Authors must declare no generative AI tools used in preparing the manuscript Model summary
The authors need to declare that no generative AI tools were used in preparing the manuscript.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Violation of Publication Ethics and Integrity by the Authors
Ethical clearance letter required at submission Model summary
2024-07-12 Sina Temesgen (Sinatem3@gmail.com), Liku Muche Temesgen (likumuche@gmail.com), and Shibiru Temesgen (shibru@gmail.com) violated Publication Ethics and Integrity Read More Read more about Violation of Publication Ethics and Integrity by the Authors
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal 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. The International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health (IJOSH) fully abides by the terms and conditions and policies enlisted by DOAJ, the most important of which is “The full text of ALL content must be available for …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial committee makes acceptance decision; anonymity preserved between authors and referees Model summary
All articles are submitted to an editorial committee for an acceptance decision. Anonymity is preserved between authors and referees;
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Turnitin similarity check required, similarity should be less than 10% Model summary
Please check your manuscript for similarity before submission. We use Turnitin, and the similarity should be less than 10%.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Reporting Guidelines for main study types
The authors need to follow the following standard reporting guidelines in their manuscripts based on their study types. The reporting guidelines can be found on the Equator Network website. Manuscripts not following the prescribed guidelines will be returned to the authors for revision.
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
- Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal
- Country or region
- Nepal
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2738-9707
- Electronic ISSN
- 2091-0878
- Society / sponsor
- Occupational Health and Safety Society of Nepal
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health?
The publisher reports about 26 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 19%. 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 are the manuscript requirements of International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 words; Templates: Word; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (3), United Kingdom (2) and India (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Embase; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 200.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .