Journal profile · Multiple
Journal of American College Health
ISSN 0744-8481 · eISSN 1940-3208 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of American College Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.45; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 187 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 29% (journal website); 275 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of American College Health is published by Taylor & Francis 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 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 22.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of American College Health is a subscription-based, peer-reviewed journal that provides information related to health and well-being in institutions of higher education in the United States. The journal publishes articles encompassing many areas of this broad field, including clinical and preventive medicine, environmental and community health and safety, health promotion and education, management and administration, mental health, nursing, pharmacy, and sports medicine. International submissions will be considered for innovative work in college health that has an application to institutions of higher education in the United States. The Journal of American College Health is intended for college health professionals: administrators, health educators, nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, physician assistants, professors, psychologists, social workers, counselors, mental health professionals, health promotion professionals, student affairs personnel, and students as peer educators, consumers, and pre-professionals. The journal welcomes for consideration the following article types, and all articles received by the journal will be subject to double-anonymous peer review. Research articles presenting significant new data, insights, or analyses; Case Reports Brief Reports Comments Letters to the Editor Methods Due to the large volume of submissions, the Journal of American College Health will only accept studies that directly and explicitly relate to college health in the United States and Canada. Additionally, for any manuscripts focusing on COVID-19, the Journal can only accept COVID-19 research that covers longitudinal studies or discusses the effects of long COVID.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Rita DiGioacchino DeBatePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Canada 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine9.5%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology7.3%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine6.1%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology5.5%
- Eating Disorders and BehaviorsPsychology5.1%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions5%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.9%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions4.9%
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 | Education & Educational Research | 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 | Education & Educational Research | 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 | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbasePsycINFOCINAHLERICPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, Applied Social Science Index & Abstracts (ASSIA), Educational Administration Abstracts, Education Index, Health Education (ERIC), Health & Psychosocial Instruments, National AIDS Information Clearinghouse, Physical Education Index, Psychological Abstracts, Teacher Education (ERIC)
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
- Impact factor
- 1.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.99Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.26Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,045OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.37%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 251LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 586,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,831 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 179 | 36 | 22 |
| 2025 | 275 | 65 | 333 |
| 2024 | 213 | 49 | 601 |
| 2023 | 264 | 52 | 1,567 |
| 2022 | 388 | 76 | 3,271 |
| 2021 | 391 | 75 | 6,167 |
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
187 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 316 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (115 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 206 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (506 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 29%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted9
- brief reportsBrief ReportsLength not stated
- case reportCase ReportLength not stated
- case reportsCase ReportsLength not stated
- commentsCommentsLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- letters to the editorLetters to the EditorLength not stated
- methodsMethodsLength not stated
- research articlesResearch articles presenting significant new data, insights, or analyses;Length not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of American College Health is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Only accepts studies that directly and explicitly relate to college health in the United States and Canada. Model summary
Due to the large volume of submissions, the Journal of American College Health will only accept studies that directly and explicitly relate to college health in the United States and Canada.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 0744-8481
- Electronic ISSN
- 1940-3208
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 74, Issue 7 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of American College Health
What CAS zone is Journal of American College Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of American College Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research / 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 Journal of American College Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.45; CiteScore 5.8, h-index 155.
How long does peer review take at Journal of American College Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 187 days (interquartile range 140–316 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 29%. 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 JCR quartile is Journal of American College Health in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of American College Health based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of American College Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of American College Health is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of American College Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of American College Health is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .