Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
ISSN 1078-4659 · eISSN 1550-5022 · Wolters Kluwer Health
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.69; JCR Q3 (journal website); hybrid open access; median 103 days to acceptance (29 articles, last 24 months); 218 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice is published by Wolters Kluwer Health 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 Public Health Policies and Education, Health Policy Implementation Science and Primary Care and Health Outcomes, together about 45.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To evaluate the effectiveness of centralized text message recall for influenza vaccination among children conducted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Justin B. MoorePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions28%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions9.1%
- Primary Care and Health OutcomesHealth Professions8.3%
- Community Health and DevelopmentHealth Professions5.5%
- Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions5%
- Data-Driven Disease SurveillanceMedicine4.1%
- Disaster Response and ManagementHealth Professions3.7%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q3 · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH · rank 287/443
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.82LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,535OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 17.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 160LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 135 | 59 | 11 |
| 2025 | 218 | 74 | 200 |
| 2024 | 244 | 118 | 548 |
| 2023 | 167 | 72 | 698 |
| 2022 | 215 | 138 | 1,712 |
| 2021 | 180 | 65 | 2,172 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
103 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 147 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 87 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 197 days
- Sample
- 29 articles with submission and acceptance dates (463 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".
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer Health
- ISSN
- 1078-4659
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-5022
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
What CAS zone is Journal of Public Health Management and Practice in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice 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 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 Management and Practice?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.69; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Public Health Management and Practice?
Based on the dates recorded on 29 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 103 days (interquartile range 73–147 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 JCR quartile is Journal of Public Health Management and Practice in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q3; by category, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH Q3 (287/443). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Medicine.
Which databases index Journal of Public Health Management and Practice?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Public Health Management and Practice open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Public Health Management and Practice is a hybrid 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: .