Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Lancet Public Health
ISSN 2468-2667 · Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom
Lancet Public Health: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 25.49; fully open access; APC about USD 7,860; median 91 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 170 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lancet Public Health is published by Elsevier Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health disparities and outcomes, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts and Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology, together about 26.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
As the global leader for essential original research in public health practice, outcomes, and policy making worldwide, The Lancet Public Health provides a clear, independent perspective. The journal is committed to tackling the most pressing issues across all aspects of public health and has a strong commitment to using science as an important means to improve health equity and social justice.The Lancet Public Health takes a broad and inclusive approach to public health and emphasises interdisciplinary research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences11.8%
- COVID-19 and healthcare impactsMedicine7.1%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting7.1%
- Global Health Care IssuesHealth Professions5.9%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine5.2%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5%
- Homelessness and Social IssuesHealth Professions4.8%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 25.49LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 26.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 44LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 44Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 8.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 9.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 158OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 885OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 17.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,666 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 121 | 121 | 112 |
| 2025 | 170 | 170 | 2,184 |
| 2024 | 168 | 168 | 5,532 |
| 2023 | 184 | 184 | 6,782 |
| 2022 | 169 | 169 | 14,180 |
| 2021 | 182 | 182 | 13,928 |
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
91 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 35 days – 124 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 41 days (31 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 133 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (334 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 49 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 72 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 23 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 | USD 7,860 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 6,680 / EUR 6,250 / GBP 5,350 / JPY 828,520 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 5,780 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 7,860 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
Article Publishing Charge (APC): USD 7,860 (excluding taxes). This journal is taking part in the GPOA program.Review this journal’s open access policy.
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
- Elsevier Ltd
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2468-2667
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lancet Public Health
What CAS zone is Lancet Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lancet Public Health is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Lancet Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 25.49; CiteScore 44, h-index 158.
How long does peer review take at Lancet Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 91 days (interquartile range 35–124 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Lancet Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lancet Public Health is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Lancet Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Lancet Public Health is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 7,860.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .