Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Policy and Practice in Health and Safety
ISSN 1477-3996 · eISSN 1477-4003 · Taylor & Francis
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Policy and Practice in Health and Safety: hybrid open access; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2020 (Volume 18, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Policy and Practice in Health and Safety is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Workplace Health and Well-being, together about 68.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
After careful consideration, IOSH has decided to cease publishing the journal Policy and Practice in Health and Safety (PPHS). Issue 2 of 2020 volume is therefo
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions33.2%
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions27.3%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions7.9%
- Occupational Health and Safety ManagementHealth Professions6.9%
- Occupational Health and Global JusticeSocial Sciences3.2%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences2.5%
- Industrial and Mining SafetyEngineering2.2%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Research | Q2 | 44/95 | 54th |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 176/323 | 45th |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 166/265 | 37th |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 367/562 | 34th |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 97OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.89%LetPub ·
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 272 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 207 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 207 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 279 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1477-3996
- Electronic ISSN
- 1477-4003
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2020)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Policy and Practice in Health and Safety
Which databases index Policy and Practice in Health and Safety?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Policy and Practice in Health and Safety is indexed in Scopus.
Is Policy and Practice in Health and Safety open access, and what is the APC?
Policy and Practice in Health and Safety is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .