Journal profile · Infectious Diseases
Zoonoses and Public Health
ISSN 1863-1959 · eISSN 1863-2378 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 2007
Zoonoses and Public Health: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.57; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,880; median 186 days to acceptance (83 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zoonoses and Public Health is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Viral Infections and Vectors, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, together about 28.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zoonoses and Public Health brings together veterinary and human health researchers and policy-makers by providing a venue for publishing integrated and global approaches to zoonoses and public health. The Editors will consider papers that focus on timely collaborative and multi-disciplinary research in zoonoses and public health. This journal provides rapid publication of original papers, reviews, and potential discussion papers embracing this collaborative spirit. Papers should advance the scientific knowledge of the sources, transmission, prevention and control of zoonoses and be authored by scientists with expertise in areas such as microbiology, virology, parasitology and epidemiology. Articles that incorporate recent data into new methods, applications, or approaches (e.g. statistical modeling) which enhance public health are strongly encouraged.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Infectious Diseases
Editor-in-chief Angela FanelliPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 15, Chile 4, France 3, Italy 2, Spain 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine10.8%
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.1%
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiologyMedicine7.9%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine7.7%
- Animal Disease Management and EpidemiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology6.5%
- Rabies epidemiology and controlImmunology and Microbiology5.8%
- Parasitic Infections and DiagnosticsImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Infectious Diseases | 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
MEDLINEPubMedEmbaseCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 2.57LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 5.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,151OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 49.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 56Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 268,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,009 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 69 | 45 | 18 |
| 2025 | 72 | 50 | 126 |
| 2024 | 104 | 69 | 520 |
| 2023 | 95 | 61 | 542 |
| 2022 | 123 | 55 | 1,425 |
| 2021 | 116 | 37 | 1,484 |
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 Crossref · to
186 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 127 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (83 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 194 days
- Sample
- 83 articles with submission and acceptance dates (152 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 9%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 169 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 12 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,880 / EUR 4,030 / GBP 3,240 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialy.com) before submitting this material. Editorials have a limit of 1,000 words. Letter to the Editor Letters to the Editor: providing commmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- opinionsides of any debate. The word limit for opinion pieces is 2,500 words. 4. PREPARING YOUR SUBMISSION Manuscripts should be uploademain text ≤ 2,500 words
- original articlesignificant contribution to knowledge. Original articles should be no more than 4,000 words, excluding references. Review Reviews should be critical remain text ≤ 4,000 words
- reviewnces. Review Reviews should be critical reviews of the literature, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses and should not exceed 6,000 words, excluding r…main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship
Please refer to the journal’s authorship policy the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on eligibility for author listing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Statement
You will be asked to provide a conflict of interest statement during the submission process. See the section ‘Conflict of Interest’ in the Editorial Policies and Ethical Considerations section for details on what to include in this section. Please ensure you liaise with all co-authors to confirm agreement with the final statement. The Conflict of Interest statement should be included within the ma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Accessibility
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Zoonoses and Public Health is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Zoonoses and Public Health will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
We require that clinical trials are prospectively registered in a publicly accessible database and clinical trial registration numbers should be included in all papers that report their results. Please include the name of the trial register and your clinical trial registration number at the end of your abstract. If your trial is not registered, or was registered retrospectively, please explain the…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1863-1959
- Electronic ISSN
- 1863-2378
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 73, Issue 6 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zoonoses and Public Health
What CAS zone is Zoonoses and Public Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Zoonoses and Public Health is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Veterinary Sciences / Infectious Diseases. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Zoonoses and Public Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.57; CiteScore 5.3, h-index 85.
How long does peer review take at Zoonoses and Public Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 83 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 186 days (interquartile range 127–256 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 9% (2025). 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 Zoonoses and Public Health?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Zoonoses and Public Health based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (15), Chile (4) and France (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zoonoses and Public Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zoonoses and Public Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Zoonoses and Public Health open access, and what is the APC?
Zoonoses and Public Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,880.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .