Journal profile
Open Health Data
ISSN 2054-7102 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Open Health Data: fully open access; APC about USD 122; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is currently closed for new submissions. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Open Health Data is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vector-borne infectious diseases, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Health disparities and outcomes, together about 30.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Open Health Data publishes data papers, which provide a concise description of a moderated or open access dataset and where to find it. A data paper is a publication that is designed to make other researchers aware of data that is of potential use to them for scientific and educational purposes. Data papers can describe deposited data from studies that have not been published elsewhere (including replication research) but also from studies that have previously been published in another journal. As such the data paper describes the methods used to create the dataset, its structure, its reuse potential, and a link to its location in a repository. It is important to note that a data paper does not replace a research article, but rather complements it. When mentioning the data behind a study, a research paper should reference the data paper for further details. The data paper similarly should contain references to any research papers associated with the dataset. Any kind of health and medical data is acceptable as long as it is available through moderated or open access. In addition, Open Health Data encourages the deposition of grey literature, such as research study protocols, data management plans, consent forms, participant guidance documents and white paper reports.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 6, United States 3, South Africa 2, India 1, France 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology11.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Aging and Gerontology ResearchPsychology5.7%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine5.7%
- Family Dynamics and RelationshipsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Reproductive Health and ContraceptionMedicine3.8%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DOAJPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Chronos, Center for Open Science, OpenAIRE, ExLibris, EBSCO Knowledge Base, academia.edu, Journal TOCs, sparrho, China Academic Journals full-text database CNKI, CrossRef, JISC KB+, SHERPA RoMEO, EBSCOHost, Cengage/Gale, Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 29 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 85 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 645 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 100 | — | — |
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
- Templates
- Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
Article types accepted1
- data papersOpen Health Data features peer-reviewed data papers describing moderated or open access health datasets with high reuse potential.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Data availability
Privacy: names and emails used exclusively for stated journal purposes. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Ubiquity Press, the journal’s publisher, is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), and the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP). The Press recognises its responsibility as a guardian of the scholarly record and takes an active role in establishing standards and policies in publication ethics. T…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; journal gets right of first publication; work licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms. If a submission is rejected or withdrawn prior to publication, all rights return to the author(s):Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There is no embargo on the journal’s publications. Submission and acceptance dates, along with publication dates, are made available on the PDF format for each paper. Authors of articles published remain the copyright holde…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Ubiquity Press journals eligible for COVID-19 fast track peer review
Ubiquity Press participates in a joint initiative to maximize the efficiency of peer review of COVID-19 related publications. For more information, see here. Read more about Ubiquity Press journals eligible for COVID-19 fast track peer reviewPublished on Jun 8, 2020
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint/self-archiving permitted and encouraged prior to and during submission. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
DOAJ Seal Model summary
This journal has been awarded the DOAJ seal from the Directory of Open Access Journals.
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2054-7102
- Print ISSN
- 2053-2407
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Open Health Data
How long does peer review take at Open Health Data?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Open Health Data?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Templates: Word; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3. 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 Open Health Data based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (6), United States (3) and South Africa (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Open Health Data?
The journal's website lists DOAJ; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Open Health Data open access, and what is the APC?
Open Health Data is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 122.
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: .