Journal profile
Journal of Appalachian Health
ISSN 2641-7804 · University of Kentucky · United States
Journal of Appalachian Health: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 9 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Appalachian Health (“JAH”) is a fully peer-reviewed, open-access journal centered on the health and well-being of people living in the 13-state, 423-county region of Appalachia—and in other resource-limited settings.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Randy WykoffPublisher website
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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
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 | No APC | — | — |
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 accepted13, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…Length not stated
- brief reportResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- brief reportsBrief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references)Length not stated
- commentaryResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…Length not stated
- editorialResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…Length not stated
- letters to the editorResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…Length not stated
- nonresearch reportsNonresearch Reports are those manuscripts that deal with special issues important to the health of the region (e.g., health-related project reports such as thos…Length not stated
- note from the fieldNote from the FieldLength not stated
- research articlesResearch ArticlesLength not stated
- research reportResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research reportsResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references)Length not stated
- reviewResearch Reports (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references); Brief Reports (1500 words; 3 tables or figures; 12 references); and Review manuscripts (3…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review manuscriptsReview manuscripts (3000 words; 4 tables or figures; and 25 references)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest statements required Model summary
Conflict of interest (COI) statements are required of all authors: These should include any potential financial conflict or competing interest and any potential nonfinancial (professional or personal associations, political, institutional) conflict or competing interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing encouraged Model summary
The Journal encourages authors, where possible and applicable, to deposit data that support the findings of their research in a public repository.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Standards and Scientific Integrity
COPE ethical standards Model summary
The editors and staff adhere to the ethical standards established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE; https://publicationethics.org/) and are committed to providing authors with a transparent process in the handling of manuscripts. Any alleged breach of scientific integrity (e.g., plagiarism, duplicate publication) will be adjudicated by COPE. To maintain the highest integrity of the Jou…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Gold Open Access under CC BY 4.0 International license Model summary
A Gold Open Access (Gold OA) journal, JAH is published under the Creative Commons (CC) Attribution license CC BY 4.0 International
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review for research and review articles Model summary
All research and review articles are peer-reviewed.
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
- University of Kentucky
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2641-7804
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Journal of Appalachian Health
How long does peer review take at Journal of Appalachian Health?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 Journal of Appalachian Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Appalachian Health is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Appalachian Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Appalachian Health 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .