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JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
ISSN 2369-2960 · JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC · CANADA
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.38; fully open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 169 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); 197 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance is published by JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Data-Driven Disease Surveillance, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, together about 29.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JMIR Public Health & Surveillance (JPHS, Editor-in-chief: Travis Sanchez, Emory University/Rollins School of Public Health) is a PubMed-indexed, peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal with a unique focus on the intersection of innovation and technology in public health, and includes topics like public health informatics, surveillance (surveillance systems and rapid reports), participatory epidemiology, infodemiology and infoveillance, digital disease detection, digital epidemiology, electronic public health interventions, mass media/social media campaigns, health communication, and emerging population health analysis systems and tools. JPHS has an international author- and readership and welcomes submissions from around the world. We publish regular articles, reviews, protocols/system descriptions, and viewpoint papers on all aspects of public health, with a focus on innovation and technology in public health. The main themes/topics covered by this journal can be found here. Apart from publishing traditional public health research and viewpoint papers as well as reports from traditional surveillance systems, JPH was one of the first (if not the only) peer-reviewed journal which publishes papers with surveillance or pharmacovigilance data from non-traditional, unstructured big data and text sources such as social media and the Internet (infoveillance, digital disease detection), or reports on novel participatory epidemiology projects, where observations are solicited from the public. Among other innovations, JPH is also dedicated to support rapid open data sharing and rapid open access to surveillance and outbreak data. As one of the novel features we plan to publish rapid or even real-time surveillance reports and open data. The methods and description of the surveillance system may be peer-reviewed and published only once in detail, in a "baseline report" (in a JMIR Res Protoc or a JMIR Public Health & Surveill paper), and authors then have the possibility to publish data and reports in frequent intervals rapidly and with only minimal additional peer-review (we call this article type "Rapid Surveillance Reports"). JMIR Publications may even work with authors/researchers and developers of selected surveillance systems on APIs for semi-automated reports (e.g. weekly reports to be automatically published in JPHS and indexed in PubMed, based on data-feeds from surveillance systems and minimal narratives and abstracts). Furthermore, during epidemics and publi
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Proposals Theme IssuesPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 12, India 4, Canada 4, Mainland China 2, Hong Kong, China 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine12.4%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics9.5%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine7.9%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences6.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.6%
- Health Literacy and Information AccessibilityHealth Professions5.2%
- Mobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsHealth Professions5.1%
- Social Media in Health EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
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
- 4.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,032OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.03%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 205LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,048 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 138 | 138 | 26 |
| 2025 | 197 | 197 | 582 |
| 2024 | 378 | 378 | 2,958 |
| 2023 | 262 | 262 | 4,231 |
| 2022 | 203 | 203 | 3,429 |
| 2021 | 262 | 262 | 6,997 |
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
169 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 119 days – 216 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 211 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (434 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 21 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 3,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,800 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,500 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
ORCID required for all authors/coauthors at time of publication Model summary
JMIR Publications requires that all authors / coauthors have an ORCID (a unique researcher identifier) at the time of publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Original work only; not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
Manuscripts are considered with the understanding that they have not been published previously in print or electronic format and are not under consideration by another print or electronic publisher.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Preprints Open for Peer Review
2026-09-08 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Mathematical Modeling in Infectious Disease Epidemiology: A Systematic Scoping Review of Theoretical Foundations, Structural Typologies, and Applications for Global Public Health Open Peer Review Period: September 09, 2026 - November 04, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-09-09 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Fac…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints Open for Peer Review
Preprints allowed with disclosure in cover letter Model summary
2026-09-08 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Mathematical Modeling in Infectious Disease Epidemiology: A Systematic Scoping Review of Theoretical Foundations, Structural Typologies, and Applications for Global Public Health Open Peer Review Period: September 09, 2026 - November 04, 2026 Peer Review Me 2026-09-09 | Share on Bluesky Share on Twitter Share on Fac…
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
- JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC
- Country or region
- CANADA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2369-2960
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
What CAS zone is JMIR Public Health and Surveillance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JMIR Public Health and Surveillance?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.38; CiteScore 6.7, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at JMIR Public Health and Surveillance?
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 169 days (interquartile range 119–216 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.
Where are the editorial board members of JMIR Public Health and Surveillance based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (12), India (4) and Canada (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JMIR Public Health and Surveillance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JMIR Public Health and Surveillance is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is JMIR Public Health and Surveillance open access, and what is the APC?
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,500.
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: .