Journal profile · Multiple
One Health Advances
ISSN 2731-9970
One Health Advances: impact factor 5 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 122 days to acceptance (73 articles, last 24 months); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, One Health Advances's largest topics are Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria, Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts and Antibiotic Use and Resistance, together about 30.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
One Health Advances focuses on the intersection of animal, human, and environmental health. The journal aims to bring together researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from the fields of veterinary and human medicine & health, the food sector and the environment by providing a platform to advance knowledge, techniques and strategies in the global public health. The journal is committed to publishing original research articles, reviews, editorials, comments, and correspondences, preferably in a collaborative and multi-disciplinary manner. All articles are rigorously peer-reviewed based on relevance and quality. Topics of interest include but are not limited to: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): Topics related to antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, and antiparasitic resistance. Animal-derived food safety: The risks of hazardous chemicals and microorganisms in animal-derived food pose serious risks to public health and the environment. Zoonoses: Topics related to epidemiology, etiology, biology, diagnostics, prevention, treatment, and management of zoonotic diseases. Animal diseases: Researches related to veterinary medical knowledge and clinical practices of companion animal and food animals, preferably topics exploring challenges and guarantees of animal health and that of humans in contact with them.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Stefan SchwarzPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 43 in mainland China (about 58%); most named Mainland China 43, United States 14, Germany 4, United Kingdom 3, Italy 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Antibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.8%
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental ImpactsEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Antibiotic Use and ResistanceImmunology and Microbiology5.7%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine5.2%
- Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Antimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusMedicine3.7%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusCASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, 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
- 5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 126,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 137 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 7 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 161 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 275 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 560 |
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
122 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 83 days – 163 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 34 days (73 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 155 days
- Sample
- 73 articles with submission and acceptance dates (78 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
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- commentFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Comment CorrespondenceLength not stated
- correspondenceFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Comment CorrespondenceLength not stated
- researchFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Comment CorrespondenceLength not stated
- reviewFormatting guidelines for specific article types can be found below. Research Review Comment CorrespondenceLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
CC BY licence Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. One Health Advances articles are published open access under a CC BY licence (Creative Commons Attribution 4…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- 2731-9970
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about One Health Advances
What is the impact factor of One Health Advances?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 15.
How long does peer review take at One Health Advances?
Based on the dates recorded on 73 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 122 days (interquartile range 83–163 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 One Health Advances?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 One Health Advances based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 43 (about 58%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (43), United States (14) and Germany (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index One Health Advances?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, One Health Advances is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus, CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is One Health Advances open access, and what is the APC?
One Health Advances is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .