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Occupational Health Science
ISSN 2367-0134 · eISSN 2367-0142
Occupational Health Science: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,590; median 257 days to acceptance (59 articles, last 24 months); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Occupational Health Science 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 Workplace Health and Well-being, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Work-Family Balance Challenges, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Occupational Health Science is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing leading edge scholarship on behavioral, social, and psychological aspects of occupational health. Occupational Health Science publishes papers that represent important empirical and/or theoretical contributions to understanding of phenomena related to worker safety, health, and well-being. The distinctive features of this journal include a multidisciplinary orientation, an international perspective, a translational/evidence-based practice focus, and a flexible approach that allows for both deductive and inductive approaches. Please note that the journal does not publish purely descriptive research and that all contributions should demonstrate how they extend prior literature on behavioral and social factors in the workplace. As a multidisciplinary journal, Occupational Health Science publishes articles of interest to academics as well as practitioners in the fields of occupational health psychology, applied psychology, public health, industrial hygiene, occupational medicine, nursing, occupational safety, epidemiology, ergonomics, sociology, human resource management, organizational behavior, and economics. Occupational Health Science is open to a diverse array of submissions including:
· Review Articles that provide quantitative (i.e., meta-analytic) or qualitative summaries of the state of the literature and critically assess gaps and issues in past research, thereby directing future research on topics related to occupational health. Review articles will typically be approximately 9,000 words long.
· Major Empirical Contributions that extend understanding of worker safety, health and well-being. These contributions will typically be 6,000-8,000 words long. Examples of include: o Theoretically-driven empirical investigations testing specific hypotheses. o Inductive research on occupational health phenomena where basic knowledge is needed as a foundation for future deductive hypothesis generation (these articles should clearly justify the need for an inductive approach). o Methods-focused articles devoted to the development and dissemination of innovative methods for collecting, analyzing, understanding, and interpreting occupational health-related data. Examples include studies describing the development of new measures of occupational health constructs and articles describing/applying new techniques for gathering/analyzing scientific data. o Qualitative studies.
· Brief Resear
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Jesse MichelPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 108, Canada 9, Netherlands 6, Germany 4, Switzerland 3 (144 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions16.5%
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting14.2%
- Work-Family Balance ChallengesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions9%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions6.5%
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions5.4%
- Emotional Labor in ProfessionsSocial Sciences4.3%
- Workplace Violence and BullyingSocial Sciences3.9%
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 | Psychology, Applied | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
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 |
| Minor | Psychology, Applied | 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
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 181,200Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 278 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 16 | 15 |
| 2025 | 31 | 24 | 76 |
| 2024 | 45 | 23 | 206 |
| 2023 | 32 | 17 | 252 |
| 2022 | 32 | 23 | 345 |
| 2021 | 30 | 15 | 403 |
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
257 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 212 days – 313 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (59 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 291 days
- Sample
- 59 articles with submission and acceptance dates (67 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
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,590 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- alternative format5. Alternative Format 6000-7000 words maximum although shorter and longer submissions will be considered as appropriate to the aims of the article.Length not stated
- brief research report3. Brief Research Report 3000 wordsLength not stated
- major empirical contribution2. Major Empirical Contribution 6000-7000 wordsLength not stated
- practitioner report4. Practitioner Report 3000 words, although longer submissions will be consideredLength not stated
- research reportAll papers submitted to the journal should adhere to the most recent APA formatting guidelines. For detailed examples, see the References section further down t…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- review articleAll papers submitted to the journal should adhere to the most recent APA formatting guidelines. For detailed examples, see the References section further down t…main text ≤ 7,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Preprints
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Occupational Health Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Abstract of 150 to 250 words, without undefined abbreviations or unspecified references. Model summary
Please provide an abstract of 150 to 250 words. The abstract should not contain any undefined abbreviations or unspecified references.
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
- ISSN
- 2367-0134
- Electronic ISSN
- 2367-0142
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Occupational Health Science
What CAS zone is Occupational Health Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Occupational Health Science is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Psychology, Applied / 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.
What is the impact factor of Occupational Health Science?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at Occupational Health Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 59 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 257 days (interquartile range 212–313 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Occupational Health Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Occupational Health Science based?
Of the 144 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (108), Canada (9) and Netherlands (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Occupational Health Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Occupational Health Science is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Occupational Health Science open access, and what is the APC?
Occupational Health Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,590.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .