Journal profile · Multiple
Journal of Public Health and Emergency
ISSN 2520-0054 · AME Publishing Company
Journal of Public Health and Emergency: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2026 Xinrui edition); impact factor 1.4 (journal website); fully open access; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Public Health and Emergency is published by AME Publishing Company and is classed under Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Disaster Response and Management, Global Health and Surgery and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 18.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and Scope Journal of Public Health and Emergency (J Public Health Emerg; JPHE; jphe.amegroups.com; ISSN: 2520-0054) is an open access, international, peer-reviewed online journal. It publishe...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: 14 in mainland China (about 41%); most named Mainland China 14, United States 8, United Kingdom 3, Switzerland 2, South Korea 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions7%
- Global Health and SurgeryMedicine6.2%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.7%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.5%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.9%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions4.7%
- HIV/AIDS Research and InterventionsMedicine4.3%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Emergency Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 642 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 192 | 192 | 211 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 281 |
| 2024 | 80 | 80 | 206 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 177 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 168 |
| 2021 | 97 | 97 | 172 |
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
- Peer review
- Open 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Highlights
- Required
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- case reportManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- literature reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- original articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- review articleManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
- systematic reviewManuscript categories Word limit Abstract Key words Main text Reference Tables and Figures Structure template Original Article No limit Structured with Backgrou…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship 3.2 Authorship and Author contributions
3.2.1 AuthorshipAuthors should meet all four of the ICMJE’s authorship criteria listed below for authorship (1):
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright 6. COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS
For specifications, please refer to: https://jphe.amegroups.org/page/about/copyright-and-permission
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Journal of Public Health and Emergency is a peer reviewed, open access journal. All content of the journal is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). All articles published open access will be immediately and permanently free for all to read, download, copy and distribute as defined by the applied license.
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
- AME Publishing Company
- ISSN
- 2520-0054
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Health and Emergency
What CAS zone is Journal of Public Health and Emergency in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 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 and Emergency?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.4; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 18.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Public Health and Emergency?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–5; Highlights: 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 Public Health and Emergency based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 14 (about 41%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (14), United States (8) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Public Health and Emergency?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Public Health and Emergency is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Public Health and Emergency open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Public Health and Emergency is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .