Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
International Journal of School Health
ISSN 2345-5152 · eISSN 2383-1219 · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
International Journal of School Health: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 60 days to acceptance (52 articles, last 24 months); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of School Health is published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are School Health and Nursing Education, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Student Stress and Coping, together about 28.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions11.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine9.2%
- Student Stress and CopingPsychology7.9%
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentPsychology6.1%
- Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing6.1%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.8%
- Education, Achievement, and GiftednessPsychology4.8%
- Sports and Physical Education ResearchHealth Professions3.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 515/725 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
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
60 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 43 days – 91 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 163 days (52 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 240 days
- Sample
- 52 articles with submission and acceptance dates (62 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | IRR 48,000,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | IRR 14,000,000 | Yes | — |
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
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2345-5152
- Electronic ISSN
- 2383-1219
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of School Health
How long does peer review take at International Journal of School Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 52 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 60 days (interquartile range 43–91 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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 School Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of School Health is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of School Health open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of School Health is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .