Journal profile
Journal of Public Health and Primary Care
ISSN 2772-3666 · eISSN 2772-3674 · Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications · India
Journal of Public Health and Primary Care: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 69 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Public Health and Primary Care is published by Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy and COVID-19 epidemiological studies, together about 25.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the study was to estimate the prevalence and severity of heat stress in the dock workers of Port by identifying the demographic, occupational, and environmental factors that contribute to heat stress and its impact on occupational health and safety.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Sunil RainaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 7, Nigeria 2 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine9.4%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences8.9%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics7.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.9%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine6.4%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions6.4%
- COVID-19 Prevention and ImpactSocial Sciences6.4%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions4.5%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 179 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 39 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 27 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 28 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 15 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 6 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
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
69 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 48 days – 95 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 118 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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)
- about 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 43 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | INR 20,000 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | INR 20,000 | 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
- Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2772-3666
- Electronic ISSN
- 2772-3674
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 3 (December 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Health and Primary Care
How long does peer review take at Journal of Public Health and Primary Care?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 69 days (interquartile range 47–96 days); authors report an average review time of about 32 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Public Health and Primary Care based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (7) and Nigeria (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Public Health and Primary Care?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Public Health and Primary Care is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Public Health and Primary Care open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Public Health and Primary Care is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .