Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Lifestyle Medicine
ISSN 2688-3740 · Wiley · United States
Lifestyle Medicine: fully open access; APC about USD 3,010; review about 144 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 40% (journal website); 45 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lifestyle Medicine is published by Wiley. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Physical Activity and Health, Diabetes Management and Education and Health and Lifestyle Studies, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lifestyle Medicine is a quarterly peer-reviewed, open access, interdisciplinary journal providing a forum for all those interested in the rapidly growing specialty of lifestyle medicine. The journal considers articles and reviews which focus on the clinical and scientific aspects of lifestyle medicine and its incorporation into clinical practice. At Lifestyle Medicine, we aim to be a truly global forum for academically rigorous research, and we think that the best research should be published and made widely accessible as quickly as possible. We advocate the principles of sound science publishing. We only accept papers where the conclusions are substantiated by the data presented. If the science is reliable and sound, we will publish. In order for research to advance, negative results, which often make a valuable contribution to the field, should be published. However, articles containing negative or null results are frequently not considered for publication or rejected by journals. We welcome papers of this kind, where appropriate and valid power calculations are included that give confidence that a negative result can be relied upon. Lifestyle Medicine is a Wiley Open Access journal, one of a series of peer reviewed titles publishing quality research with speed and efficiency. For further information visit the Wiley Open Access website. The journal is supported by many of the key lifestyle medicine societies worldwide. Keywords Cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, respiratory medicine, allergy & immunology, diabetes, obesity, oncology, geriatrics & gerontology, renal medicine, hepatology, internal medicine, musculoskeletal medicine, pharmacology & pharmacy, sleep science, and medical technology; public health, healthy ageing (from birth to old age), smoking & vaping, alcohol, nutrition, food science, microbiome, group consultations, shared decision making, behaviour change, holistic care, anxiety and depression, chronic pain, sports science.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Fraser BirrellPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named United Kingdom 13, United States 6, Australia 4, Japan 2, India 2 (44 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine18.3%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine9.9%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions6.6%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.7%
- Diabetes Management and ResearchMedicine4.7%
- Nutritional Studies and DietMedicine4.2%
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and LipoproteinsMedicine3.8%
- Cancer survivorship and careMedicine3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (social science) | Q2 | 160/387 | 58th |
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 205/466 | 56th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q2 | 354/725 | 51st |
| Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine | Q3 | 212/409 | 48th |
| Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine | Q3 | 90/165 | 45th |
| Geriatrics and Gerontology | Q3 | 79/123 | 36th |
| Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism | Q3 | 167/250 | 33rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.01OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 33Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 124,127Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 182 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 207 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 153 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 103 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 55 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 35 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
144 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 7 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 40%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 64 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 144 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 18 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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 3,010 / GBP 2,330 / EUR 2,600 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,980 / EUR 2,570 / GBP 2,330 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 2,750 / GBP 2,150 / EUR 2,370 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- commentarybe formatted in one continuous section. Commentaries: Commentaries are evidence-based opinion pieces involving areas of broad interest (1500 word limit) and inv…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- letters to the editorinvited commentaries (1000 word limit). Letters to the Editor and Replies: Letters to the Editor and Replies are welcomed (1000 word limit). One must email the …main text ≤ 1,000 words
- registered reportPlease refer to the Registered Reports section in the MANUSCRIPT CATEGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS for additional details and requirementsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Benedict Hayhoe, BSc, MBBS, LLM, MD, DRCOG, DPMSA, FHEA ,FFCI, FRCGP
Department of Primary Care and Public Health Imperial College London London, United Kingdom
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
ORCID IDs required for submitting and/or corresponding authors. Model summary
The list of authors should accurately illustrate who contributed to the work and how. Please consult the ICMJE guidelines on authorship for further details (http://www.icmje.org/recommendations/browse/roles-and-responsibilities/defining-the-role-of-authors-and-contributors.html). All those listed as authors should qualify for authorship according to the following criteria:1. Have made substantial …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 5. EDITORIAL POLICIES AND ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Editorial Review and AcceptanceLifestyle Medicine accepts papers that are relevant to our readership and reflect valid science i.e. conclusions drawn need to be substantiated by the data, but novelty, insight and impact are not paramount. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are single-blind peer reviewed. Papers will only be sent to review if the Editors-in-Chief determine that the paper me…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Single-anonymized peer review; at least two anonymous reviewers plus EIC or Deputy Editor. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com. This journal does charge submission fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint sharing is accepted. Model summary
This journal accepts articles previously published on preprint servers.
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
- Wiley
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2688-3740
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 4 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Lifestyle Medicine
How long does peer review take at Lifestyle Medicine?
The publisher reports about 144 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 7 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 40% (2025). 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 Lifestyle Medicine based?
Of the 44 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (13), United States (6) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Lifestyle Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lifestyle Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Lifestyle Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Lifestyle Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,010.
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: .