Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
ISSN 1557-1912 · eISSN 1557-1920 · Springer Nature · 6 issues per year
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.32; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 161 days to acceptance (71 articles, last 24 months); 176 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Migration, Health and Trauma, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is an international forum for the publication of peer-reviewed original research pertaining to immigrant health from contributors in many diverse fields including public health, epidemiology, medicine and nursing, anthropology, sociology, population research, immigration law, and ethics. The journal also publishes review articles, short communications, letters to the editor, and notes from the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 21, United Kingdom 1, New Zealand 1, Romania 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Migration, Health and TraumaPsychology25.8%
- Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSocial Sciences9.3%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions5.8%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.3%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions4.3%
- Global Health Workforce IssuesHealth Professions4.3%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SCIEMEDLINEPsycINFOCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- Impact factor
- 2.32LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 99OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,727OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 163LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 679,400Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,037 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 168 | 83 | 29 |
| 2025 | 176 | 90 | 203 |
| 2024 | 87 | 41 | 311 |
| 2023 | 132 | 80 | 1,045 |
| 2022 | 121 | 70 | 1,049 |
| 2021 | 193 | 107 | 3,094 |
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 Crossref · to
161 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 262 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 181 days
- Sample
- 71 articles with submission and acceptance dates (370 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
- Submission to first decision
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted9, with length limits
- book reviewes should be no longer than 6000 words. Book reviews are limited to 1000 words and provide the following information in this format: Authomain text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews are limited to 1000 wordsmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- brief reportntribution to the Literature References Brief reports may consist of no more than 1500 words with no more than 10 references and, whenever possible, shomain text ≤ 1,500 words
- brief reportsBrief reports may consist of no more than 1500 words with no more than 10 referencesmain text ≤ 1,500 words · references ≤ 10
- commentaryry is inappropriate. Submissions to the commentary section are limited to 2000 words, not including references and tables or figures. Tables andmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- original research articleed to images contained within the text. Original research articles of no more than 3000 words should include the following sections: Background Theoreticmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- original research articlesOriginal research articles of no more than 3000 words should include the following sectionsmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articleormat as original research manuscripts. Review articles should be no longer than 6000 words. Book reviews are limited to 1000 words and provide the folmain text ≤ 6,000 words
- review articlesReview articles should be no longer than 6000 words.main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
4 to 6 keywords required Model summary
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Resubmission within 90 days of editorial decision Model summary
Revised manuscripts must be resubmitted within 90 days of the date of the editorial decision to be reviewed as a resubmission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1557-1912
- Electronic ISSN
- 1557-1920
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
What CAS zone is Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.32; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 99.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 71 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 161 days (interquartile range 101–262 days). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (21), United Kingdom (1) and New Zealand (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists SCIE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
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: .