Journal profile · Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
ISSN 2210-9099 · eISSN 2233-6052 · Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency · Korea, Republic of
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 98 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives is published by Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency 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 COVID-19 epidemiological studies, Health and Wellbeing Research and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Infectious Diseases. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Jong-Koo LeePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Korea 15, United States 3, Japan 2, United Kingdom 1, Spain 1 (24 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics9.6%
- Health and Wellbeing ResearchHealth Professions8.3%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine7.7%
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences5.3%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine4.7%
- COVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesMedicine4.6%
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks ResearchMedicine4.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.3%
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 | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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 ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 378OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 929 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 55 | 55 | 6 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 193 |
| 2024 | 56 | 56 | 233 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 268 |
| 2022 | 51 | 51 | 431 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 714 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 75 days – 132 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 70 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 181 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (126 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Korean Disease Control and Prevention Agency
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2210-9099
- Electronic ISSN
- 2233-6052
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
What CAS zone is Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 75–132 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives based?
Of the 24 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (15), United States (3) and Japan (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives open access, and what is the APC?
Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .