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The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine

ISSN 1110-1865 · eISSN 2090-2611 · Egyptian Community Medicine Association · Egypt

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The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine: fully open access; APC about USD 250; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 59 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.

Impact factor—No published value

CAS zone—Not in the CAS Journal Ranking

CiteScore quartileQ4Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health · rank 278/351 · 20th percentile

Review timeabout 9 weeksCommunity average

APCUSD 250Fully open access

Acceptance—No reports yet

Articles per year592025 · OpenAlex count

Indexed inScopus · DOAJLetPub · DOAJ

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine is published by Egyptian Community Medicine Association. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Infection Control in Healthcare, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior and Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout, together about 20.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Research area (LetPub): Medicine-Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Infection Control in HealthcareMedicine7%
Nutrition, Health and Food BehaviorNursing7%
Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutHealth Professions6.4%
Global Maternal and Child HealthMedicine5.7%
Obesity, Physical Activity, DietMedicine4.8%
COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology4.6%
Child Nutrition and Water AccessNursing4.4%
Occupational Health and Safety in WorkplacesHealth Professions4.4%

Rankings & indexing

CAS ranking and database indexing

CAS Journal Ranking

CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered

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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered

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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered

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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)

Subject	Quartile	Rank	Percentile
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health	Q4	278/351	20th
Infectious Diseases	Q4	320/361	11th
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Q4	657/725	9th
Psychiatry and Mental Health	Q4	526/580	9th
Epidemiology	Q4	158/173	8th
Health Policy	Q4	304/330	8th

Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub

Database indexing

ScopusDOAJLetPub

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

CiteScore 2026-06: 0.5LetPub · 2026-11-01
SJR 2026-06: 0.16LetPub · 2026-11-01
SNIP 2026-06: 0.17LetPub · 2026-11-01
h-index: 16OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
i10-index: 32OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.15OpenAlex · 2026-11-01
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 520 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	49	49	93
2025	59	59	142
2024	35	35	180
2023	32	32	235
2022	55	55	250
2021	35	35	111

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 9 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

Submission to publication (journal-reported): about 9 weeksDOAJ · 2026-11-01
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 250	Yes	CC BY	2026-11-01
LetPub	USD 250	Yes	—	2026-11-01

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Before you submit

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ScopeRecent output centres on Infection Control in Healthcare, Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior.
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FeesUSD 250 (DOAJ), waivers available
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Expected review timeabout 9 weeks · Community average
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Profile

Publication details and official links

Publisher: Egyptian Community Medicine Association
Country or region: Egypt
Language: English
ISSN: 1110-1865
Electronic ISSN: 2090-2611
Official links: Journal homepage ↗LetPub
Author guidelines ↗LetPub
Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
APC information ↗DOAJ
Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
Open access statement ↗DOAJ
License & copyright ↗DOAJ
Peer review process ↗LetPub
Editorial board ↗LetPub
Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine

How long does peer review take at The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine?

Authors report an average review time of about 9 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 The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.

Is The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine open access, and what is the APC?

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 250.

Sources and updates

The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex; 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: 2026-11-01.