Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung
ISSN 1861-6755 · eISSN 1861-6763 · Springer Nature · 4 issues per year
Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.4 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,390; median 76 days to acceptance (104 articles, last 24 months); 101 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung is published by Springer Nature 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 Health and Medical Studies, School Health and Nursing Education and Workplace Health and Well-being, together about 42% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Deutschland ist eine wirtschaftliche Hochleistungsgesellschaft, die viel für Reparatur und Kompensation gesundheitlicher Probleme ausgibt und wenig für ihre Verhütung. Prävention + Gesundheitsförderung ist das Organ für die Publikation von wissenschaftlichen Arbeiten über präventive Maßnahmen in folgenden gesellschaftlichen Bereichen:in Kindergärten und Schulen,in Unternehmen, Dienstleistungseinrichtungen und Verwaltungen,in Verbänden der Arbeitgeber und Gewerkschaften,im Staat mit seinen unterschiedlichen Gebietskörperschaften,bei den Trägern der sozialen Sicherung,im gesamten Gesundheitswesen mit allen seinen Einrichtungen,in Bildung und Wissenschaft.Hierbei werden die Arbeiten in vier Themengebiete mit den folgenden Kernaussagen unterteilt:Wissen schaffen für Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung Investition in Gesundheit statt Kuration und Kompensation Mehr Selbstverantwortung für Beschäftigte und Träger Innovatives Gesundheitsmanagement statt vorzeitiger Kuration bzw. Frühberentung Prävention + Gesundheitsförderung hat das Ziel, mit hochwertigen Arbeiten auch dazu beizutragen, dass Einrichtungen, die nachweisbar die Gesundheit der ihnen angehörenden Menschen fördern, dafür belohnt werden, diejenigen, die vermeidbare soziale Kosten erzeugen, entsprechend belastet werden.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Joachim KuglerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 22 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Health and Medical StudiesHealth Professions22.4%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions10.6%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions8.9%
- Health, psychology, and well-beingHealth Professions8.4%
- Behavioral Health and InterventionsPsychology3.8%
- Social and Demographic Issues in GermanyHealth Professions3.7%
- Child and Adolescent HealthHealth Professions3.6%
- Sociology and Education StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 154OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 83.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 99LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 750,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,454 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 99 | 82 | 10 |
| 2025 | 101 | 82 | 64 |
| 2024 | 90 | 76 | 132 |
| 2023 | 86 | 82 | 168 |
| 2022 | 81 | 75 | 306 |
| 2021 | 107 | 87 | 439 |
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
76 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 62 days – 95 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 110 days
- Sample
- 104 articles with submission and acceptance dates (222 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
- Submission to first decision
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,390 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Transfer
Mit der Annahme des Artikels wird der Autor um Übertragung des Copyrights (bzw. das ausschließliche, räumlich und zeitlich uneingeschränkte Recht zur Publikation und zum Vertrieb) an den Verlag gebeten. Die Zeitschrift sowie alle in ihr enthaltenen einzelnen Beiträge und Abbildungen sind urheberrechtlich geschützt. Für Open Choice Artikel ist keine Übertragung des Copyrights erforderlich, da das C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Prävention und Gesundheitsförderung, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
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
- Springer Nature
- Frequency
- 4 issues per year
- ISSN
- 1861-6755
- Electronic ISSN
- 1861-6763
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung
What CAS zone is Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung 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.
What is the impact factor of Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.4 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung?
Based on the dates recorded on 104 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 76 days (interquartile range 62–95 days). 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 Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 4–6; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (22). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung open access, and what is the APC?
Pravention und Gesundheitsforderung is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,390.
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: .