Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ISSN 1741-3842 · eISSN 1741-3850 · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2004
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.3; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,187; median 186 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 429 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH is published by OXFORD UNIV PRESS 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 Health disparities and outcomes, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet and Public Health Policies and Education, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Public Health invites submission of papers on any aspect of public health research and practice. Papers reporting findings from any region of the world are welcome. We welcome papers on the theory and practice of the whole spectrum of public health across the domains of health improvement, health protection and service improvement, with a particular focus on the translation of science into action. Papers on the role of public health ethics and law are welcome. We aim to promote the highest standards of public health practice internationally through the timely communication of current, best scientific evidence. Our main criteria for grading manuscripts are scientific originality and impact, as well as relevance to public health practice.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine7.2%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions6.5%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions5.5%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.7%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4.6%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions4.6%
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
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
- 3.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.01LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,274OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 153LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,987 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 412 | 310 | 70 |
| 2025 | 429 | 261 | 752 |
| 2024 | 527 | 313 | 1,379 |
| 2023 | 660 | 353 | 4,118 |
| 2022 | 273 | 182 | 3,229 |
| 2021 | 678 | 465 | 9,463 |
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
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 117 days – 229 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (7 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 152 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (444 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 | GBP 2,417 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access
The Journal of Public Health offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open access…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Supports EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines Model summary
The Journal of Public Health supports the EQUATOR Network initiative.
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
- OXFORD UNIV PRESS
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1741-3842
- Electronic ISSN
- 1741-3850
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF PUBLIC 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 PUBLIC HEALTH?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.3; CiteScore 6, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 117–229 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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 PUBLIC HEALTH?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,187.
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: .