Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
ISSN 2345-2218 · eISSN 2345-3893 · Shiraz University of Medical Sciences · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System is published by Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins and Advanced oxidation water treatment, together about 16.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine5.6%
- Advanced oxidation water treatmentEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Groundwater and Isotope GeochemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Diabetes Treatment and ManagementMedicine5.6%
- Arsenic contamination and mitigationEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology5.6%
- Enzyme-mediated dye degradationAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 324/466 | 30th |
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 304/387 | 21st |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 264/330 | 20th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 581/725 | 19th |
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
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | — |
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
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2345-2218
- Electronic ISSN
- 2345-3893
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System
How long does peer review take at Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Health Sciences and Surveillance System?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System 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; 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: .