Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Journal of Research in Health Sciences
ISSN 2228-7795 · eISSN 2228-7809 · Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Journal of Research in Health Sciences: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; median 79 days to acceptance (44 articles, last 24 months); 33 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Research in Health Sciences is published by Hamadan University of Medical Sciences 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 COVID-19 epidemiological studies, COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, together about 19.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics8.2%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine5.7%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5.7%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine5.7%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine5.4%
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions5.4%
- Injury Epidemiology and PreventionMedicine5%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.6%
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 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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q2 | 351/725 | 51st |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 172/330 | 48th |
| Epidemiology | Q3 | 91/173 | 47th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 324 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 351 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 424 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 346 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 249 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 142 |
| 2021 | 48 | 48 | 103 |
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
79 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 102 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 73 days (44 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 149 days
- Sample
- 44 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- ISSN
- 2228-7795
- Electronic ISSN
- 2228-7809
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Research in Health Sciences
What CAS zone is Journal of Research in Health Sciences in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Research in Health Sciences 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Research in Health Sciences?
Based on the dates recorded on 44 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 79 days (interquartile range 60–102 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.
Which databases index Journal of Research in Health Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Research in Health Sciences is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Research in Health Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Research in Health Sciences 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; 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: .