Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal
ISSN 0738-0658 · eISSN 2373-6011 · University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus · Puerto Rico · Quarterly · Founded 1982
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.33; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 36 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal is published by University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus 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 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, Aging, Health, and Disability and Health and Medical Education, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal (PRHSJ) is the scientific journal of the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus. It was founded in 1982 as a vehicle for the publication of reports on scientific research conducted in-campus, Puerto Rico and abroad. All published work is original and peer-reviewed. The PRHSJ is indexed in Web of Science – Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics), Scopus, PubMed/MEDLINE, and EBSCO. The journal is also listed in Latindex (Catalog 2.0) and SHERPA/RoMEO, and its metrics are available through SCImago Journal Rank (SJR). All papers are published online. From its beginning, the PRHSJ is being published regularly four times a year. The scope of the journal includes a range of medical, dental, public health, pharmaceutical and biosocial sciences research. The journal publishes full-length articles, brief reports, special articles, reviews, editorials, case reports, clinical images, and letters arising from published material. Manuscript submission and other information regarding the journal are available online at https://prhsj.rcm.upr.edu.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editor-in-chief Valerie WojnaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine13.8%
- Aging, Health, and DisabilityMedicine11.1%
- Health and Medical EducationHealth Professions8.5%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions8.5%
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies HistoryMedicine5.3%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions4.8%
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)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
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
- 0.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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, Peer review
- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The final decision regarding a submitted manuscript is based primarily upon the opinions of two reviewers, one associate editor, and the editor-in-chief. Invitations to review are emailed by the editors. Reviewers are asked to complete the manuscript evaluation and submit their comments by three weeks after accepting to review. Reviewers’ comments should be as complete, detailed and helpful as pos…
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
- University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus
- Country or region
- Puerto Rico
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1982
- ISSN
- 0738-0658
- Electronic ISSN
- 2373-6011
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal
What CAS zone is Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal 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 Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.33; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 5.
How long does peer review take at Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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 Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .