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Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research
ISSN 2345-3990 · Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 130 days to acceptance (24 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 54% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research is published by Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Heavy metals in environment, Water Quality and Pollution Assessment and Municipal Solid Waste Management, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Waste Management and Disposal. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The manuscripts on the topic of environmental science and engineering will be published in this journal. This contains all aspects of: Environmental Health, Sciences, and Engineering Environmental Pollution Environmental Toxicology Environmental Microbiology Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Environmental Epidemiology Environmental Monitoring and Modelling Water and Wastewater Technology Solid Waste Management Air Pollution and Control Climate Change Occupational Health and Safety Engineering and Risk Assessment Food Safety and Hygiene Soil Pollution and Remediation Air and Noise Pollution Control and Management Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-General Environmental Science
Editor-in-chief Afshin MalekiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Iran 21, India 2, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1, Australia 1 (29 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Heavy metals in environmentEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science7%
- Municipal Solid Waste ManagementEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Wastewater Treatment and ReuseEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Air Quality and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Heavy Metal Exposure and ToxicityEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Environmental Science | Q3 | 181/249 | 27th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Islamic World Science Citation Center (ISC), Index Copernicus
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 1,158,805Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 180 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 109 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 129 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 93 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 60 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 25 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
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 Crossref · to
130 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 79 days – 151 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 231 days (24 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 345 days
- Sample
- 24 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 54%Publisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 161 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 80 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 15 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 130–250 words
- Keywords
- 3–7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewst be less than 400 words in all cases. Book Review must be less than 1000 words on any book topics related to the scope of Journal of Advanmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- brief communicationed for review article 50-75 references. Brief communication is a short research article and should be limited to 1500 words. This article contains all sections …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- original articletructions as follows: Types of Articles Original article which reports the results of an original scientific research should be less than 3000 words, with a max…main text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access Model summary
In this journal, publication were in the open access model
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Single-blind peer review Model summary
the type of peer review is single-blind peer reviewed
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity check via iThenticate Model summary
all submitted manuscripts are actively checks for similarity through a trustworthy software named iThenticate to be assured about its originality
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
- Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2345-3990
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 24 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 130 days (interquartile range 79–151 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 54%. 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 Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 130–250 words; Keywords: 3–7; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; 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 Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research based?
Of the 29 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (21), India (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .