Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
ISSN 0143-005X · eISSN 1470-2738 · BMJ Publishing Group · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1979
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH: CAS Zone 2 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.29; hybrid open access; median 146 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 146 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH is published by BMJ Publishing Group and is in Zone 2 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health disparities and outcomes, Employment and Welfare Studies and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, together about 32.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JECH) is a peer-reviewed public health journal that covers all aspects of epidemiology and public health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Vittal KatikireddiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences20.2%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions6.8%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine5.7%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions5.1%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.7%
- Birth, Development, and HealthMedicine4.5%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine3.6%
- Chronic Disease Management StrategiesMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
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: noReview 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
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 3.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 152LetPub ·
- h-index
- 265OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,207OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 117LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 11,693 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 | 69 | 90 |
| 2025 | 146 | 78 | 276 |
| 2024 | 157 | 112 | 893 |
| 2023 | 127 | 82 | 1,371 |
| 2022 | 111 | 75 | 2,171 |
| 2021 | 187 | 141 | 5,145 |
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
146 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 100 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 92 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 238 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (359 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)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0143-005X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-2738
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH is in Zone 2 of Medicine, and in Zone 2 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 JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.29; CiteScore 7.5, h-index 265.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 146 days (interquartile range 100–213 days); authors report an average review time of 3–6 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”. 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 EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .