Journal profile
Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior
ISSN 2549-1172 · Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret · Indonesia
Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior: fully open access; APC about USD 70; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior is published by Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Health and Nutrition, Behavioral Health and Interventions and Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health, together about 27.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior (JHPB) is an electronic, open-access, double-blinded, and peer-reviewed international journal, focusing on health promotion, health behavior, and health education. The journal began its publication on May 21, 2015, and it is published four times yearly. It seeks to understand factors at various layers associated with health behavior, lifestyle, and health-impacting policy. It provides a platform to find strategies to improve population health status. Publisher: Master's Program in Public Health, Sebelas Maret University, Publisher’s address: Jl. Ir Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia Editor in chief: Dr. Rohmaningtyas Hidayah Setyaningrum, dr., Sp.KJ., M.Kes, Sebelas Maret University, Solo, Indonesia Publication model: Open access Frequency: Four times a year Launch date: May 21, 2015 Indexed by: CABI Global Health, Google Scholar, CrossRef, SINTA, GARUDA Peer review model: Double-blinded. The names of reviewers are hidden from the author. License and copyright: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Electronic article identifier: Digital object identifier (DOI) by CrossRef e-ISSN: 2549-1172
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Rohmaningtyas Hidayah SetyaningrumPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine10.8%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology9.1%
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHealth Professions8%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine6%
- Adolescent Health and BehaviorsHealth Professions6%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions5.2%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.8%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, CrossrefPublisher 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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 372 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 61 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 68 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 111 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 114 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 121 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 112 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 70 | — | — |
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
- Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2549-1172
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 11, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior
How long does peer review take at Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Is Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Health Promotion and Behavior is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 70.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .