Journal profile · PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Salud Colectiva
ISSN 1851-8265 · Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús · Argentina
Salud Colectiva: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.62; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 163 days to acceptance (45 articles, last 24 months); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Salud Colectiva is published by Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús 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 Public Health and Social Inequalities, Ethics and bioethics in healthcare and Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, together about 36.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
En esta segunda década del siglo XXI, el acceso abierto, como movimiento político que logró poner en discusión la propiedad del conocimiento científico y generar políticas públicas que aseguren su circulación como bien común, redobla su apuesta con la noción de “ciencia abierta”, es decir, una ciencia situada, contextualizada, que procura la desintermediación de los procesos, la incorporación de infraestructuras tecnológicas inclusivas, que fomenta una mayor transparencia y agilidad en los procesos de revisión y la apertura de los datos primarios dentro de un marco de colaboración equitativa. Esta nueva mirada no se centra solo en la etapa final de distribución del conocimiento, sino que problematiza las formas de investigar, de obtener y compartir los datos y de plasmar el proceso por escrito; pone en discusión las representaciones consolidadas durante los últimos cincuenta años sobre los indicadores de citación, los criterios para elegir revistas, los parámetros de evaluación de la producción, etc.; lo cual requiere de nuevas capacidades en comunicación científica que necesitan ser introducidas en la formación de posgrado. Salud Colectiva se integra a este nuevo escenario como un agente clave y activo en la construcción de prácticas colaborativas, dinámicas y más transparentes y se propone lo siguientes objetivos: Publicar y poner en circulación artículos originales e inéditos que desde diversas áreas disciplinarias realicen elecciones metodológicas y conceptuales que permitan abordar la complejidad de los procesos sociales relacionados con la salud colectiva. Promover la mayor circulación de los artículos publicados a través de la inclusión del contenido en bases de datos de bibliografía científica, como así también en redes sociales y medios de comunicación. Fomentar el uso de las investigaciones publicadas como fundamentos para el desarrollo de políticas públicas, legislaciones y fallos judiciales. Resguardar y promover la calidad y la relevancia científica, como así también la transparencia y las prácticas éticas tanto en los procesos de investigación como de publicación. Consolidar la revista como una plataforma de circulación de la producción no solo de países hispanohablantes, sino de otras regiones del mundo a través de ediciones bilingües. Implementar la infraestructura tecnológica para la ciencia abierta que permita la preservación de la información científica, nuevas métricas, y la interoperabilidad con múltiples sistemas de información.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Health and Social InequalitiesSocial Sciences22.7%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine7.1%
- Health, Nursing, Elderly CareHealth Professions6.8%
- Health and Lifestyle StudiesHealth Professions5.5%
- Gender, Health, and Social InequalitySocial Sciences3.7%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Public Health in BrazilSocial Sciences3.7%
- Youth, Drugs, and ViolenceSocial Sciences3.5%
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
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 189OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 27.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 897 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 9 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
| 2024 | 34 | 34 | 83 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 110 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 159 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 241 |
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
163 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 191 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (45 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 178 days
- Sample
- 45 articles with submission and acceptance dates (50 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 26 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Instituto de Salud Colectiva, Universidad Nacional de Lanús
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1851-8265
- Print ISSN
- 1669-2381
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Salud Colectiva
What CAS zone is Salud Colectiva in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Salud Colectiva 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 Salud Colectiva?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.62; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 29.
How long does peer review take at Salud Colectiva?
Based on the dates recorded on 45 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 163 days (interquartile range 73–191 days); authors report an average review time of about 26 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Salud Colectiva based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Salud Colectiva?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Salud Colectiva is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Salud Colectiva open access, and what is the APC?
Salud Colectiva 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .