Journal profile · Social Sciences-Safety Research
Safety and Health at Work
ISSN 2093-7911 · eISSN 2093-7997 · Elsevier BV · SOUTH KOREA
Safety and Health at Work: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; fully open access; APC about USD 1,750; median 164 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 11% (journal website); 65 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Safety and Health at Work is published by Elsevier BV 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 Occupational Health and Safety Research, Workplace Health and Well-being and Occupational and environmental lung diseases, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Official peer-reviewed journal of Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health AgencySafety and Health at Work (SH@W) is an international, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal published quarterly in English beginning in 2010. The journal is aimed at providing grounds for the exchange of ideas and data developed through research experience in the broad field of occupational health and safety. Articles may deal with scientific research to improve workers' health and safety by eliminating occupational accidents and diseases, pursuing a better working life, and creating a safe and comfortable working environment. The journal focuses primarily on original articles across the whole scope of occupational health and safety, but also welcomes up-to-date review papers and short communications and commentaries on urgent issues and case studies on unique epidemiological survey, methods of accident investigation, and analysis. High priority will be given to articles on occupational epidemiology, medicine, hygiene, toxicology, nursing and health services, work safety, ergonomics, work organization, engineering of safety (mechanical, electrical, chemical, and construction), safety management and policy, and studies related to economic evaluation and its social policy and organizational aspects. Its abbreviated title is Saf Health Work.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Safety Research
Editor-in-chief Seung-Hyun ParkPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named South Korea 37, United States 11, Taiwan, China 7, Italy 4, Australia 4 (88 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Occupational Health and Safety ResearchHealth Professions17.4%
- Workplace Health and Well-beingHealth Professions12.2%
- Occupational and environmental lung diseasesMedicine5.8%
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMedicine5.6%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology5.3%
- Employment and Welfare StudiesHealth Professions5.1%
- Occupational exposure and asthmaMedicine4.7%
- Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal DisordersPsychology3.5%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | Zone 3 |
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
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
- 3.17LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.41LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 586OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.17OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 65LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,097 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 18 |
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | 171 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 422 |
| 2023 | 65 | 65 | 722 |
| 2022 | 1,115 | 1,115 | 1,359 |
| 2021 | 66 | 66 | 1,546 |
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
164 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 118 days – 214 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 6 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 173 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (122 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)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 11%Publisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 71 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 173 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 38 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,750 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,750 / EUR 1,640 / GBP 1,400 / JPY 217,050 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,700 | Yes | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,500 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted18, with length limits
- case reportSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…main text ≤ 150 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · figures and tables ≤ 6 · references ≤ 20
- case reportsSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- commentariesSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- commentarySH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…Length not stated
- editorialSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…main text ≤ 1,000 words · references ≤ 20
- editorialsSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- letter to the editorSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…Length not stated
- letters to the editorLetter to the editor includes a reader's critical comment on an article published in SH@W and a reply from the authors. Letters should have a title and include …Length not stated
- original articleSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…Length not stated
- original articlesSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- perspectiveSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…Length not stated
- protocolSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…Length not stated
- review articleSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…main text ≤ 200 words · abstract ≤ 500 words · figures and tables ≤ 10 · references ≤ 100
- review articlesSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- short communicationSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…main text ≤ 150 words · abstract ≤ 150 words · figures and tables ≤ 3 · references ≤ 20
- short communicationsSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- special articlesSH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Length not stated
- surveySH@W publishes editorials, commentaries, original articles, review articles, special articles, short communications, case reports, and letter to the editor.Edit…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
All authors must meet the authorship criteria of 'Uniform Requirement for Manuscript Submitted to Biomedical Journals' listed on www.icmje.org. Qualifying for authorship is required for all authors and the order of authorship is to be decided between the coauthors. The authorship credit should be based on substantial contributions to:Conception and design of the study, acquisition of data, or anal…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
The corresponding author must inform the editor of any potential conflicts of interest that could influence the author’s interpretation of the data. Examples of potential conflicts of interest are financial support from or connections to pharmaceutical companies, political pressure from interest groups, and academically related issues. Conflict of interest statements will be published at the end o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data references encouraged Model summary
This journal encourages you to cite underlying or relevant datasets in your manuscript by citing them in your text and including a data reference in your Reference List.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Published manuscripts become the permanent property of Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, and must not be published elsewhere without written permission. All articles published in the Journal are protected by copyright, which covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article, as well as translation rights. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Please visit our Open Access page for more information about open access publishing in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Editorial and Peer-Review Process
Double anonymized review process Model summary
The Editorial Office of SH@W receives and reviews all submitted manuscripts, and all submitted manuscripts are considered confidential. The journal operates a double blind review process in which the authors, investigators, and peer-review referees are kept anonymous during the editorial and peer-review process. The submitted manuscripts are initially screened for the format. The screened manuscri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Redundant publication and plagiarism
Attempting to publish substantially similar work more than once without attribution of the original source(s) is considered a redundant publication. Definition of being substantially similar can be explained as follows:At least one of the authors is common to all reports (it is likely to be plagiarism if there are no common authors);The subject or study populations are same or similar;The methodol…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint references
Preprint references policy Model summary
Where a preprint has subsequently become available as a peer-reviewed publication, the formal publication should be used as the reference. If there are preprints that are central to your work or that cover crucial developments in the topic, but are not yet formally published, these may be referenced. Preprints should be clearly marked as such, for example by including the word preprint, or the nam…
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2093-7911
- Electronic ISSN
- 2093-7997
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Safety and Health at Work
What CAS zone is Safety and Health at Work in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Safety and Health at Work 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 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Safety and Health at Work?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Safety and Health at Work?
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 164 days (interquartile range 118–214 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 11%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Safety and Health at Work?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,500 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Safety and Health at Work based?
Of the 88 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (37), United States (11) and Taiwan, China (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Safety and Health at Work?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Safety and Health at Work is indexed in SCIE, SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Safety and Health at Work open access, and what is the APC?
Safety and Health at Work is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,750.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .