Journal profile · Medicine-Health Policy
Physis
ISSN 0103-7331 · eISSN 1809-4481 · Instituto de Medicina Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
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Physis: fully open access; APC about USD 700; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 174 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physis is published by Instituto de Medicina Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Public Health in Brazil and Psychology and Mental Health, together about 36.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physis: Collective Health Journal, a journal published by the Instituto de Medicina Social Hesio Cordeiro, of the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and the Centro de Estudos, Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento Tecnológico em Saúde Coletiva (CEPESC), has the general objective of disseminating academic production in Collective Health. It is classified as A3 according to CAPES Qualis criteria. The SciELO online version of the journal, which uses a continuous publication method, includes the full texts of the articles and is free of charge, with open access. It is also indexed in the following databases: Directory of Open Access Journals, EBSCO Publishing, LILACS, PubMed, Scopus, Sociological Abstracts, REDALYC, and PROQUEST - Social Science Journals. Physis' editorial line emphasizes interdisciplinary, critical, and innovative approaches to current topics in the field of Public Health. The journal publishes articles in Human and Social Sciences and Health Policy, Planning, and Administration. The journal does not publish epidemiological research articles. However, it may publish articles that address conceptual dimensions of epidemiology or the social repercussions of knowledge produced by epidemiological research. The journal is basically composed of original articles submitted openly and sections of reviews, interviews, letters, and debates. The Editorial Board may, on its own initiative or based on external requests, propose special issues on topics considered relevant to public health, composed of works by invited authors, evaluated through peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Health Policy
Editor-in-chief Jane Araujo RussoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 4, Argentina 4, Portugal 2, Canada 1, Mexico 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions16.9%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences13%
- Psychology and Mental HealthPsychology6.1%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions5%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions4.6%
- Psychiatric care and mental health servicesPsychology4.2%
- History of Medicine and Tropical HealthArts and Humanities3.9%
- Historical and modern epidemiology studiesSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health (social science) | Q4 | 337/387 | 13th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q4 | 643/725 | 11th |
| Health Policy | Q4 | 294/330 | 11th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 598OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,043 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 133 | 133 | 1,100 |
| 2025 | 174 | 174 | 1,527 |
| 2024 | 126 | 126 | 1,998 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 2,371 |
| 2022 | 87 | 87 | 2,165 |
| 2021 | 121 | 121 | 2,178 |
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 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double blind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 700 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
The conflict of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. Conflicts of interest may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that may influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting the manuscript, authors are responsible for recognizing and disclosing financial or other conflicts that may have influenced the work. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Any need for corrections after the publication of an article will be evaluated by the Editors and, if it does not constitute misconduct, the publication of ERRATA will be forwarded. In the case of identification of misconduct, the publication of a RETRACTION by the authors and other sanctions to be evaluated and defined by the Editors will be mandatory. Allegations of misconduct in research and pu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Physis: Revista de Saúde Coletiva maintain the copyright of their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY 4.0, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is correctly cited. The authors grant the journal the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted online access (including financial freedom) to all scientific articles published by the journal.Open access refers to a condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY). This allows immediate and free access to the work and…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Adequacy to editorial policy, thematic and disciplinary relevance, respect for submission rules, and publication standards, as well as the consistency of the general contribution of texts will be subject to prior selection by the editorial board, before being submitted to peer review (double-blind peer review).Therefore, before being forwarded to reviewers, submissions will go through:Verification…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Physis encourages the deposit of manuscripts on preprint platforms such as Scielo Preprints. If a deposit occurs, authors must notify the editors using the "Cover Letter" field by inserting the link (URL) and the DOI number of the manuscript accepted by the preprint platform. Regarding articles that have already been published as preprints, the evaluation will take place in a simple blind manner, …
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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Physis
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Public Health in Brazil.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesNo APC (LetPub)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 28 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instituto de Medicina Social da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0103-7331
- Electronic ISSN
- 1809-4481
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physis
How long does peer review take at Physis?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 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 Physis based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (4), Argentina (4) and Portugal (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physis is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physis open access, and what is the APC?
Physis is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 700.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .