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Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific
ISSN 2666-6065 · ELSEVIER · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2020
Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific: CAS Zone 1 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 9.17; fully open access; APC about USD 5,010; median 122 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); 445 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific is published by ELSEVIER 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 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, COVID-19 epidemiological studies and Climate Change and Health Impacts, together about 19.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific is a gold open access journal and part of The Lancet's global initiative to advocate for health-care quality and access in all regions of the world. The journal fosters the advance of clinical practice and health policy in the Western Pacific region, with the goal of improving health outcomes.The journal publishes high-quality original research that illuminates clinical practice and health policy in the Western Pacific region. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific also features relevant reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces, pertaining to regional health topics, including but not limited to infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, child and adolescent health, maternal and reproductive health, aging health, mental health, the health workforce and systems, and health policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine7.5%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics6.4%
- Climate Change and Health ImpactsEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Healthcare Systems and ReformsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.3%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.7%
- Global Cancer Incidence and ScreeningMedicine4.7%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4.5%
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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | 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 | Health Care Sciences & Services | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 9.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 9.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 13.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 677OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 218LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,850 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 203 | 203 | 75 |
| 2025 | 445 | 445 | 1,196 |
| 2024 | 265 | 265 | 2,544 |
| 2023 | 309 | 309 | 5,553 |
| 2022 | 297 | 297 | 7,024 |
| 2021 | 257 | 257 | 6,916 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 85 days – 172 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 143 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (569 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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 44 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 106 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 5,010 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,250 / EUR 3,980 / GBP 3,400 / JPY 527,130 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,680 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 5,010 | — | — |
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 5,010 (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
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2020
- ISSN
- 2666-6065
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Regional Health-Western Pacific
What CAS zone is Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific is in Zone 1 of Medicine, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Health Care Sciences & Services / 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 Regional Health-Western Pacific?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 9.17; CiteScore 13.8, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 85–172 days); authors report an average review time of about 11 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 Regional Health-Western Pacific?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific open access, and what is the APC?
Lancet Regional Health-Western Pacific is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 5,010.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .