OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD

OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE-OXFORD is published by Oxford University Press and 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 Occupational Health and Safety Research, Workplace Health and Well-being and Occupational exposure and asthma, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Occupational Medicine is an international peer-reviewed journal which provides vital information for the promotion of workplace health and safety. The key strategic aims of the journal are to improve the practice of occupational health professionals through continuing education and to raise the profile of occupational health with key stakeholders including policy makers and representatives of employers and employees. Topics covered include work-related injury and illness, accident and illness prevention, health promotion, occupational disease, health education, the establishment and implementation of health and safety standards, monitoring of the work environment, and the management of recognized hazards. Contributions are welcomed from practising occupational health professionals and research workers in related fields. Occupational Medicine is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We are passionately committed to improving health equity. We recognise that many groups are under-represented in research including women, people of colour, and socially disadvantaged populations. We are committed to increasing diversity and inclusion in research and publishing. Occupational Medicine requires the equal and respectful treatment of all people. We will not tolerate discrimination or bias based on, but not limited to, sex, gender identity, disability, age, nationality, race, sexual orientation, belief system, political philosophy, or economic status. Behaviour contrary to these principles by an author, reviewer, or member of the Editorial Board, will be investigated as a potential violation of our code of ethics. Occupational Medicine is the official journal of the Society of Occupational Medicine. The Society of Occupational Medicine holds the copyright for Occupational Medicine. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 2.4 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 2.6 Public, Environmental & Occupational Health (Rank by Impact Factor) 193/443 2025 Cited Half-Life 10.8 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.7 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00193 2025 Article Influence Score 0.658 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 3.1 Public Health, Environmental And Occupational Health (Rank by CiteScore) 330/725 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.849 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 447,788 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 11 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 12 days 2025 Median days from acceptance to publication 5

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Editor-in-chief Editor-in-Chief D PatelPublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 18, Australia 3, United States 2, Italy 2, Canada 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

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Impact

Impact factor

2.39LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

3.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.6Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

3.1LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3.1Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.85LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

72LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

140OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

2,235OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.42OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

4.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

41.92%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

76LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

447,788Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Figures by source

Average review time (community reports)

4–8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision 2025

11 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to final decision 2025

12 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

53 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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Publisher

Oxford University Press

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Founded

1992

ISSN

0962-7480

Electronic ISSN

1471-8405

Society / sponsor

Society of Occupational Medicine

Latest issue on the website

Volume 76, Issue 5 (June 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website