Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Iranian Journal of Public Health
ISSN 2251-6085 · eISSN 2251-6093 · Iranian Journal of Public Health · IRAN · Founded 1972
Iranian Journal of Public Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; fully open access; APC about USD 300; median 82 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 275 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iranian Journal of Public Health is published by Iranian Journal of Public Health 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 Health and Wellbeing Research, Healthcare Systems and Reforms and Global Health Care Issues, together about 21.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iranian Journal of Public Health has been continuously published since 1971, in two languages (English and Persian). From 2001 issue, the Journal is published only in English language. Iran J Public Health is published by Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS). It is the official Publication of the Iranian Public Health Association and the School of Public Health, TUMS, Iran.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Ali Akbari SariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Iran 10, Italy 2, Mainland China 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions9%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.5%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions6%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.3%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.2%
- Health and Well-being StudiesPsychology4.7%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.4%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 385OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 242LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 31Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,489Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,392 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 1 |
| 2025 | 275 | 275 | 170 |
| 2024 | 301 | 301 | 572 |
| 2023 | 301 | 301 | 1,573 |
| 2022 | 357 | 357 | 1,976 |
| 2021 | 368 | 368 | 3,033 |
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
82 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 55 days – 94 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (326 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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 6,000,000 / USD 300 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | IRR 6,000,000 / USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IRR 6,000,000 / USD 300 | No | — | |
| 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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 4
- Not considered
- local issues
Article types accepted11, with length limits
- case reportsion, Acknowledgements, and References. Case reports must not exceed 1,000 words, 15 references and a reasonable amount of tables and/or figmain text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 15
- case reportsCase reports: Case reports are accepted provided they are of exceptional interest for readers.Length not stated
- letter to the editorWarning to Healthcare Professionals: Recognize the Intricate Connection Between Psycho-social Factors Such as Stress, Resentment, and Violence, in the Developme…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetters could be of two types, commenting either on recently published articles or reporting cases, outbreaks, or original research. The former must be received…main text ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 2 · references ≤ 10
- original articleost-effectiveness analyses. The text of original articles amounting to utmost 3000 words (excluding Abstract, References and Tables) should includemain text ≤ 3,000 words
- original articlesOriginal articles: These include randomized controlled trials, intervention studies, studies of screening and diagnostic test, outcome studies, and cost-effecti…Length not stated
- otherOther: Guest Editorial is solicited by the Editorial Board. National Reports or similar cases are accepted based on confirmation by Editorial Board.Length not stated
- review articleThey should be written by authors considered experts on the subject. Therefore, the corresponding author of the review article must be one of the authors of at …main text ≤ 250 words · abstract ≤ 250 words · references ≤ 90
- review articlesReview Articles: They should be written by authors considered experts on the subject.Length not stated
- short communication5500-6000 words). Short Communications: Short communications are brief reports of research works containing new findings, which are not exceeding 2500 words fro…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- short communicationsShort Communications: Short communications are brief reports of research works containing new findings, which are not exceeding 2500 words from introduction thr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship
Authorship based on substantial contributions: concept/design/data acquisition/analysis-interpretation; drafting or critical revision; final approval; responsibility for the study. Model summary
Authorship credit should be based only on substantial contributions to each of the three components mentioned below: Concept and design of study or acquisition of data or analysis and interpretation of data; Drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; Final approval of the version to be published; and Willingness to assume responsibility of the study.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of interest
Submitting a manuscript must be accompanied with a statement from the authors disclosing financial and personnel relationship that might bias their work, if any. Besides, they are requested to evident whether impending conflicts do or do not exist. A separate page should cover this proclamation and if there are further details, could be mentioned in covering letter. If an organization enco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE member; follows COPE Best Practice Guidelines; follows COPE and ICMJE recommendations for misconduct allegations. Model summary
IJPH is a member of COPE and follows its Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright notice
Authors hold copyright and retain publishing rights without restrictions. Model summary
Authors have copyright but license exclusive rights in their article to the publisher*. Authors have the right to: Share their article according to the "Personal Use rights"** so long as it contains the end user license and the DOI link to the version of record in this journal. Retain intellectual property rights (including research data). Proper attribution and credit for the published work. * Th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access journal. Model summary
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. All journal papers are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits any non-commercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
RCTs must be registered (e.g., IRCT, ClinicalTrials.gov, ANZCTR, ISRCTN, Netherlands Trial Register, UMIN) and follow CONSORT. Model summary
Reports of randomized clinical trials should present information on all major study elements, including the protocol, assignment of interventions (methods allocation to treatment groups), and the method of masking (blinding), based on the CONSORT Statement
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
- Iranian Journal of Public Health
- Country or region
- IRAN
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 2251-6085
- Electronic ISSN
- 2251-6093
- Society / sponsor
- Iranian Public Health Association and the School of Public Health
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 55, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iranian Journal of Public Health
What CAS zone is Iranian Journal of Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Iranian Journal of Public 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.
What is the impact factor of Iranian Journal of Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 3, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Iranian Journal of Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 82 days (interquartile range 55–94 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Iranian Journal of Public Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 3; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Suggested reviewers: Required, 4. 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 Iranian Journal of Public Health based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (10), Italy (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Iranian Journal of Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iranian Journal of Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Iranian Journal of Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Iranian Journal of Public Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .