Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Preventing Chronic Disease
ISSN 1545-1151 · eISSN 2166-5435 · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · United States · Founded 2004
Preventing Chronic Disease: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 5.48; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 0%; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Preventing Chronic Disease is published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Smoking Behavior and Cessation, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. The mission of PCD is to promote the open exchange of information and knowledge among researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and others who strive to improve the health of the public through chronic disease prevention.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief PCD StaffPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Canada 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Mexico 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine13.9%
- Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsHealth Professions8.6%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine6.1%
- Diabetes Management and EducationMedicine5.6%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions5.1%
- Health disparities and outcomesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions4.9%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
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
- 5.48LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 5.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.82LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 102OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,423OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 42LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,751 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46 | 46 | 5 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 | 549 |
| 2024 | 103 | 103 | 1,237 |
| 2023 | 117 | 117 | 1,661 |
| 2022 | 90 | 90 | 1,636 |
| 2021 | 106 | 106 | 2,734 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 0%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14.2%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | Public domain | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access Statement
PCD is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or their institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. Top of Page
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
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2004
- ISSN
- 1545-1151
- Electronic ISSN
- 2166-5435
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Preventing Chronic Disease
What CAS zone is Preventing Chronic Disease in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Preventing Chronic Disease is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Public, Environmental & Occupational Health. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Preventing Chronic Disease?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 5.48; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 102.
How long does peer review take at Preventing Chronic Disease?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “0%”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14.2%. 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 Preventing Chronic Disease based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Canada (2), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Preventing Chronic Disease?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Preventing Chronic Disease is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Preventing Chronic Disease open access, and what is the APC?
Preventing Chronic Disease 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .