Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
ISSN 2090-262X · Springer Nature · United Kingdom
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; APC about USD 2,190; median 267 days to acceptance (55 articles, last 24 months); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from December 2016 (Volume 91, Issue 4): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association is published by Springer Nature and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maternal and Child Health, Child Nutrition and Water Access and COVID-19 and Mental Health, together about 25.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association (JEPHA) aims to advance the knowledge and practice of public health at large through publishing research that seeks solutions to the challenges encountered by public health providers as well as policy makers. It publishes research in the full spectrum of public health and community medicine fields, including, epidemiology, health management, biostatistics, occupational and environmental health, family health, nutrition, and tropical health. The journal gives priority to research that has a greater public health impact such as studies reporting the development of effective interventions, program evaluation, as well as innovative types of research such as implementation research. In addition, JEPHA has particular interest in publishing manuscripts addressing emerging health problems and those focusing on Egyptian strategic health priorities. JEPHA publishes only two studies based on secondary analysis per volume, preferably to be national data. In addition, papers that examine local health problems and interventions that are highly context-specific and culture-sensitive will not normally be considered for publication. JEPHA welcomes the following types of articles: research articles, review articles, short reports, editorials, and letters to the editor. We welcome high-quality contributions from authors worldwide. Papers that are not sufficiently comprehensible due to poor English quality will not be considered for peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Samia NossierPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Egypt 37, Saudi Arabia 5, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Pakistan 1 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine10.3%
- Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing7.9%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology7%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.1%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.6%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences4%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine3.7%
- Parasites and Host InteractionsImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 208OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 577 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 13 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 52 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 185 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 226 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 505 |
| 2021 | 34 | 34 | 671 |
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
267 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 137 days – 352 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (55 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 319 days
- Sample
- 55 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | EUR 1,790 / USD 2,190 / GBP 1,490 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,290 / EUR 1,890 / GBP 1,590 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,490 / USD 2,190 / EUR 1,790 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted5
- editorialsJEPHA welcomes the following types of articles: research articles, review articles, short reports, editorials, and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- letters to the editorJEPHA welcomes the following types of articles: research articles, review articles, short reports, editorials, and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- research articlesJEPHA welcomes the following types of articles: research articles, review articles, short reports, editorials, and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- review articlesJEPHA welcomes the following types of articles: research articles, review articles, short reports, editorials, and letters to the editor.Length not stated
- short reportsJEPHA welcomes the following types of articles: research articles, review articles, short reports, editorials, and letters to the editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Cr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Papers with poor English quality will not be considered for peer review. Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Only two studies based on secondary analysis per volume, preferably national data. Model summary
JEPHA publishes only two studies based on secondary analysis per volume, preferably to be national data.
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
- Springer Nature
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2090-262X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 91, Issue 4 (December 2016)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association
What CAS zone is Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 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.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association?
Based on the dates recorded on 55 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 267 days (interquartile range 137–352 days); authors report an average review time of about 10 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 the Egyptian Public Health Association based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (37), Saudi Arabia (5) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,190.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .