Journal profile · Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Population Medicine
ISSN 2654-1459 · European Publishing · Greece
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Population Medicine: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 64 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Population Medicine is published by European Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Public Health Policies and Education and COVID-19 epidemiological studies, together about 25.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Population Medicine is a double-blind peer-reviewed open access online scientific journal that encompasses all aspects of population, preventive and public health research. The journal's scope encompasses all aspects of population health, with a strong focus on domains such as epidemiology and disease burden (studies on the distribution, determinants, and control of diseases, including research on mortality, causes of death, and the prevalence of specific conditions); health behavior and lifestyle factors (population-level behaviors, substance use, and mental health); global and specific public health challenges (investigations into large-scale public health events and foundational public health interventions) and health systems, policy, and delivery (i.e. research focused on improving health care systems, service delivery models, and health policy). Full Journal Title: Population Medicine Abbreviated Title: Popul Med ISSN (electronic): 2654-1459 Publisher: European Publishing Publisher Address: Science and Technology Park of Crete Editors: See our Editorial Board page Peer Review: Double Blind Publication Frequency: Quarterly from 2026 (Monthly between 2019-2025) Publication Medium: Electronic Only Publication website: www.populationmedicine.eu First Year Published: 2019
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Medicine (miscellaneous)
Editor-in-chief Evridiki PatelarouPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named India 2, Greece 2, Canada 1, Egypt 1, Nigeria 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Vaccine Coverage and HesitancySocial Sciences10.1%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions8.5%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics7.1%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine6.2%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology5.4%
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine4.8%
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 271/466 | — |
| Health (social science) | Q3 | 242/387 | — |
| Epidemiology | Q3 | 110/173 | — |
| Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health | Q3 | 480/725 | — |
| Health Policy | Q3 | 225/330 | — |
| Health Informatics | Q3 | 119/168 | — |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.76LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,327 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 296 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 436 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 409 |
| 2023 | 2,121 | 2,121 | 269 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 122 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 62 |
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
64 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 41 days – 114 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 11 days (49 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 86 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,750 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,950 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,950 | Yes | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- AMA
- Templates
- Word
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 Population Medicine
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy, Public Health Policies and Education.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: AMA.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.
- 4FeesEUR 1,750 (DOAJ), waivers availableFee details
- 5Expected review time64 days · Median, submission to acceptance · 49 articles, last 24 months · CrossrefReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- European Publishing
- Country or region
- Greece
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2654-1459
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Population Medicine
How long does peer review take at Population Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 64 days (interquartile range 41–114 days); authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Population Medicine?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: AMA; Templates: Word. 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 Population Medicine based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (2), Greece (2) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Population Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Population Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Population Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Population Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .