Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA
ISSN 0034-8910 · eISSN 1518-8787 · University of Sao Paolo · BRAZIL · Founded 1967
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.29; fully open access; APC about USD 1,200; median 151 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA is published by University of Sao Paolo 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 Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare, Health, Nursing, Elderly Care and Public Health in Brazil, together about 35.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Health Professions. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Revista de Saúde Pública aims to publish original scientific contributions on topics that are relevant to public health in general, such as: epidemiology, nutrition and health, environment and health, health policies, planning and administration, social inequalities in health, gender and health, epidemiology of chronic non-communicable and infectious diseases, epidemiology in health services, infectious diseases, epidemiological surveillance, health and work, ergonomics, physical education, reproductive health, nutrition and food in public health, child health, biostatistics, primary care and primary health care, health care, science and technology in health, health information systems, health economics, health management, oral health, mental health, maternal and child health, the health of older adults, health planning, health policies, health management, racism and racial inequities in health, popular health education, the health of the Black population, the health of Indigenous people, among others.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maternal and Neonatal HealthcareHealth Professions15%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions13.7%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences6.6%
- Mosquito-borne diseases and controlMedicine5.1%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine4%
- Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4%
- Male Reproductive Health StudiesHealth Professions3.7%
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 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
MEDLINEPMCEmbaseSciELOPublisher 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
- 2.29LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.98LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 140OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,509OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,922 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 59 | 3 |
| 2025 | 70 | 70 | 98 |
| 2024 | 69 | 69 | 303 |
| 2023 | 120 | 120 | 1,074 |
| 2022 | 124 | 124 | 2,144 |
| 2021 | 129 | 129 | 2,604 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 111 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 170 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 358 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (154 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 13 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review, Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,200 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,200 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,200 / USD 100 / USD 3,800 / USD 400 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Public trustworthiness during peer reviews and the credibility of published articles partially depend on how editors manage conflicts of interest during writing, peer review, and decision-making. Conflicts of interest may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests (whether apparent or not) that could influence manuscript preparation or evaluation. Conflicts of interest may be persona…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Editors will take the necessary measures to find and prevent the publication of articles with misconduct or ethical violations, including plagiarism, citation manipulation, data falsification/fabrication, no pertinent authorizations, discrimination, among others. The cases and allegations that come to the attention of editors and evaluators will be taken to the Editorial Committee, which will take…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by RSP retain the copyright of their research, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution license (CC BY 4.0), which allows reuse and distribution without restrictions as long as the original article is correctly cited. Authors must grant the journal the right of first publication. The responsibility for the content of the articles is exclusive to the autho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
RSP adopts the open access model, offering virtual access without restrictions (including financial ones) to all scientific texts it publishes. Open access refers the copyright holder of an academic study granting rights of use to third parties by an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), offering immediate free access to it and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Pre-analysis: The Scientific Editor evaluates the manuscript based on its originality, validity, and relevance and interest to the public health area and decides whether the manuscript proceeds for evaluation by associate editors or if it is rejected immediately (“desk-rejected”). Peer review: The Associate Editor evaluates the manuscript and chooses possible reviewers according to their area of e…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints are versions of authors’ manuscripts that are yet to be reviewed by any editor and that have been deposited on preprint servers and can be submitted to journals for publication. Preprints share the originality in article publication with journals. Thus, the condition for submitting articles to Revista de Saúde Pública is that it has neither been published in whole or in part in books or …
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 Sao Paolo
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Founded
- 1967
- ISSN
- 0034-8910
- Electronic ISSN
- 1518-8787
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA
What CAS zone is REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA 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 REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.29; CiteScore 4.5, h-index 140.
How long does peer review take at REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 111–213 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PMC, Embase and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA open access, and what is the APC?
REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,200.
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: .