Journal profile · Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Public Health Genomics
ISSN 1662-4246 · eISSN 1662-8063 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 2008
Public Health Genomics: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.22; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 162 days to acceptance (51 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Health Genomics is published by S. Karger AG 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 BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases and Ethics in Clinical Research, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Public Health Genomics aims to bring principles of population science to the translation of genomic discovery for public health benefit globally. The three key functions of public health: Assessment, Policy Development, and Assurance, along with the cross-cutting theme of health equity, provide the framework for reviewing the appropriateness of submissions. To that end, the journal welcomes original research, notes from the field, reviews and commentaries within the following public health genomics research domains: Surveillance Research focusing on efforts to monitor genetic factors that affect community health, and identify genetic risk factors influenced by avoidable environmental elements including behaviors. Behavioral Research focusing on using information from genomic discovery to influence health behaviors. Communication Research focusing on research to promote awareness and literacy among patient, community, and health professional populations to empower optimal access and uptake of genomics applications. Community Engagement Research focusing on efforts (e.g., needs assessments) to engage stakeholders in the development and evaluation of interventions in community, clinical, organizational, and policy relating to genomics-informed health promotion. ELSI Research focusing on work aimed to assess the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomic innovations for public health, clinical practice, and public policy. Implementation Science Research focusing on the use of innovative study designs to test optimal approaches to integrating effective interventions into community, clinical, and other settings to promote health. Across each of these domains, we especially encourage submissions focused on promoting health equity (e.g., addressing health disparities).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Editor-in-chief Colleen Marie McBridePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- BRCA gene mutations in cancerBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
- Genomics and Rare DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.3%
- Ethics in Clinical ResearchMedicine8.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.9%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.7%
- Nutrition, Genetics, and DiseaseBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Race, Genetics, and SocietyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Prenatal Screening and DiagnosticsMedicine4.2%
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 | Genetics & Heredity | 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 | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Genetics & Heredity | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.22LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 598OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,266 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 5 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 30 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 102 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 139 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 96 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 395 |
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 PubMed · to
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 113 days – 240 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (51 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 191 days
- Sample
- 51 articles with submission and acceptance dates (54 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to final decision
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers1, by deadline
- CHECK OUT NOWDeadline
Article types accepted4
- commentariesthe journal welcomes original research, notes from the field, reviews and commentariesLength not stated
- notes from the fieldthe journal welcomes original research, notes from the field, reviews and commentariesLength not stated
- original researchthe journal welcomes original research, notes from the field, reviews and commentariesLength not stated
- reviewsthe journal welcomes original research, notes from the field, reviews and commentariesLength not stated
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
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2008
- ISSN
- 1662-4246
- Electronic ISSN
- 1662-8063
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 1 (December 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Health Genomics
What CAS zone is Public Health Genomics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Public Health Genomics is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Genetics & Heredity / 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 Public Health Genomics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.22; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 72.
How long does peer review take at Public Health Genomics?
Based on the dates recorded on 51 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 113–240 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”. 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.
Which databases index Public Health Genomics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Health Genomics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Public Health Genomics open access, and what is the APC?
Public Health Genomics 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; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .