Journal profile
Public Health Research
ISSN 2050-4381 · eISSN 2050-439X · NIHR Journals Library · United Kingdom
Public Health Research: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 46 weeks (community reports); 55 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: The NIHR Journals Library has been hugely influential in championing open access publication. Having published its final paper in August 2026, the Journals Library is now closed to new submissions. It will remain available online as a valuable archive of high-quality health research. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public Health Research is published by NIHR Journals Library. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Physical Activity and Health and School Health and Nursing Education, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Public Health Research (PHR) published research on the benefits, costs, acceptability and wider impacts of non-NHS interventions intended to improve the health of the public and reduce inequalities in health.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Substance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesMedicine12.2%
- Physical Activity and HealthMedicine9.9%
- School Health and Nursing EducationHealth Professions9.4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine8.7%
- Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.9%
- Health Policy Implementation ScienceHealth Professions5.4%
- Smoking Behavior and CessationMedicine4.9%
- Public Health Policies and EducationHealth Professions4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 101OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 378 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 555 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 522 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 446 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 477 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 378 |
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 46 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 46 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 | CC BY, Publisher's own license | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websitePublication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics Publication ethics
the PHR journal was a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
We recognise the importance of the prevention of plagiarism, falsification of data, fabrication of results and other areas of ethical misconduct. Whilst actively publishing, the PHR journal was a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). This is a UK-based charity, with over 7000 members worldwide from all academic fields. COPE advises editors and publishers on how to handle cases of r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
All manuscripts published in PHR are open access. Model summary
All manuscripts published in PHR are open access.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Journal concluded publishing in August 2026; now an open-access archive; no further manuscripts accepted. Model summary
The PHR journal concluded publishing in August 2026. It now serves as an open-access archive. While no further manuscripts are being accepted, all previously published PHR research remains available to view.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism detection software was used to check all manuscripts submitted to Public Health Research. Model summary
Plagiarism detection software was used to check all manuscripts submitted to Public Health Research.
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
- NIHR Journals Library
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2050-4381
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-439X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Public Health Research
How long does peer review take at Public Health Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 46 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.
Which databases index Public Health Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public Health Research is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Public Health Research open access, and what is the APC?
Public Health Research 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .