Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Journal of Health Monitoring
ISSN 2511-2708 · Robert Koch Institute · Germany
Journal of Health Monitoring: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 105 days to acceptance (46 articles, last 24 months); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The Journal of Health Monitoring is an online journal that focuses on important public health issues. The Journal is published by the Robert Koch Institute as part of the Federal Health Reporting in Germany and uses an open access format aimed at a broad (professional) public. The target groups primarily include stakeholders in health care, politics and research. The Journal aims to present scientific information in a way that is readily comprehensible. It focuses on the health and health-related behaviour of the population as well as disease prevention and the utilisation of health care services in Germany. Since April 2024, the Journal has followed a continuous publication schedule. All articles are published online in both English and German as soon as they are ready. Original articles undergo a thorough peer review. The English articles are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and Scopus (since 2021) and archived at PubMed Central (accessible via PubMed search). Articles published in the Journal can be accessed free of charge. The Federal Health Reporting's Newsletter provides information about new publications.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Thomas ZiesePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 14 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q1 | 50/725 | — |
| Epidemiology | Q1 | 19/173 | — |
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
PMCPublisher website
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
- 8.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.66LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.06LetPub ·
- 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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 77 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 46 days (46 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 46 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial 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 | — |
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
- Robert Koch Institute
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, German
- ISSN
- 2511-2708
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Monitoring
How long does peer review take at Journal of Health Monitoring?
Based on the dates recorded on 46 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 77–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Journal of Health Monitoring based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Health Monitoring?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Health Monitoring is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Health Monitoring open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Health Monitoring 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .